Simone, Rachel, and Emma

Name: Simone, Rachel, and Emma

Made by and When: Pauline Middleton Original Dolls, 2003

Material: Porcelain, inset eyes, mohair wigs

Heights:  Simone, Rachel, and Emma are 29, 33, and 25 inches tall, respectively.

Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Each doll has a similarly styled brown mohair wig and inset brown eyes. Simone and Emma have closed mouths. Rachel wears glasses and has an open smile that exposes her sculpted upper and lower teeth.

Clothes: These sister dolls wear colorful cotton dresses featuring hand smocking and embroidery; mesh, cotton, and lace petticoats; and cotton and lace pantaloons.  Rachael and Simone’s socks are hand-knitted of fine New Zealand wool. Their handmade leather shoes match their pastel dress colors.  Each doll has a hand-crafted soft toy. 

Other: Created by multi-award-winning Australian doll artist Pauline Middleton, Simone, Rachel, and Emma were limited to 20 pieces worldwide. After attending a California doll show, doll collector Cathy Burden sent the gallery postcard to the curator.

Gallery images were generated from a postcard featuring the dolls. With permission from Bob of Pauline Middleton Original Dolls, the postcard was originally published on page 294 in chapter 5 of the curator’s second book, Black Dolls: A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting, and Experiencing the Passion.

See additional Pauline Middleton Original Dolls here.

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