18" K*R 114 Reproduction by Marianne de Nunez (1967)

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I've always had a soft spot for the wistful K*R 114, and I find this nicely-done reproduction of her by doll artist Marianne De Nunez appealing. She is 18" tall and was made in 1967. She is constructed with a bisque shoulderplate head with a socket joint at the neck. Her cloth body is very tightly stuffed. Her arms are bisque from just above the elbow down, and her legs are bisque from just above the knee. She is incised on the back of the head: "Marianne De Nunez 1967 114 K*R". She wears a brown dress with ecru lace, lace-trimmed pantalettes, pink socks, and tan sandals with tiny working buttons. Her pantalettes are fun--the waistband from the front half extends on both sides around to the back, and they button together at the center back. Then the back part is pulled up and buttons onto the three buttons along the waistband. All are working buttons & buttonholes--no snaps. The dress closes with two snaps in back, and has three nonfunctioning buttons down the back. I suspect some of the fabrics in her clothing are older than the doll.The only damage I find is a repaired break of her right index finger. There is a chip missing from this finger (palm side) and the glue appears to have collected some dirt. I have done my best to photograph this. Her calves are a bit dirty (see photo), and there is a very small dirt spot on the lower read more