Vtg Ruth Gibbs 7" Godey's Little Lady Doll China Head/Hands/Feet Friend of Hitty

Description: This listing is for another one of my beautiful and collectible Ruth Gibbs 7 inch Godey Little Lady dolls. She has a china head, hands and feet and a stuffed cloth body. This Little Lady has blonde hair, blue eyes, a delicate milk white complexion and pink cloth body. Her tiny little feet have been painted gold. Her hand painted features are delicate and serene. Ruth Gibbs employed many different artists to hand paint the faces of her Godey Little Lady dolls, so, although they are similar in overall appearance, there are subtle variations in their expressions. This Little Lady doll is vintage and destined in a few years to become a true American antique. She was created in the late 1940s or early 1950s in Flemington, NJ where Ruth Gibbs had a doll factory from the early 1940s until the mid to late 1950s. The original patent for her Godey Lady Book Dolls was obtained in 1948. This Little Lady has been outfitted with a lovely new dress purchased from a doll shop which I modified by shortening the sleeves and adding lace trim along the sleeve edges. I added a rose pink silk ribbon sash at the waist. To complete the outfit I made a lace trimmed petticoat with elastic waist plus a pair of matching lace trimmed pantalettes, also with an elastic waist. It is a unique outfit which (I think) showcases the femininity and old-fashioned charm of this beautiful Little Lady doll. Some of the Ruth Gibbs dolls were originally sold unclothed. They were packaged in special boxes with clothing patterns and instructions printed on the interior surface. This gave young girls an opportunity to learn sewing skills by creating simple outfits for their new dolls. I originally began to sew using one of these patterns for my Little Lady dolls. The patterns are hard to come by today. Some of the dolls were sold wearing different styles of period clothing. These included storybook and fairy tale characters, brides, debutants, ballerinas, and colonial ladies. I do have some of the original clothing from some of these dolls but I have chosen to re-dress most of my Little Ladys in fresh, new clothing. I have made up my own patterns as I go along. Sometimes I have chosen to modify dresses belonging to the 8" Madame Alexander Wendy dolls.The scale of the mini prints used in creating their clothing works well with the Little Lady dolls. Sometimes I've been lucky enough to find a professionally made dress. This doll is in excellent condition for her age. ~~~ I have done my best to describe this item, but photographs will always tell you so much more. The photographs are an integral part of the listing description. Please review all of our high-resolution photographs carefully and use them to help you make your own determination as to the item's condition. If you have any questions, please ask them before offering to purchase this item. All items are from a smoke-free home. We are happy to combine shipping on orders placed on the same day and will pass the savings on to you. Please place all desired items into your cart and request an invoice or total; then leave the items unpaid until invoiced so that we can calculate and invoice the combined postage accurately. Thank you for looking. Please take a moment to look at some of our other listings. Most are for dolls, doll clothing, doll accessories, doll furniture and doll related items but there are sometimes a few miscellaneous items thrown into the mix as we continue to downsize. Please check back again later to see our current listings. We will keep adding them as time allows. This item will be shipped with insurance. We have included "handling charges" in order to cover the potential additional costs associated with insured delivery. Partial refunds will be issued as needed based on the final sale price and cost of insured delivery to your address.

Price: 115 USD

Location: Danbury, Connecticut

End Time: 2025-01-20T21:05:19.000Z

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