Post by mamared on Jul 3, 2018 19:19:29 GMT -5
Here’s the catalogue image and description:
“Pretty, proud, and patriotic - that’s how Addy looked and felt in this dress Momma made for her to wear to the Emancipation Celebration party! Dotted in white and trimmed in eyelet, Addy’s deep red dress is topped with a grand sash of blue and white grosgrain ribbon. The decorative rosette frames a tiny portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Unroll Addy’s scroll and help her rehearse a passage from the historic Emancipation Proclamation.”
I’ve had this dress for ages, but just recently got an Addy to wear it. I really like the shade of deep red on her and on the other dolls who have tried it on. The white trim really makes it stand out.
The skirt has plenty of room for petticoats - Addy is wearing two of them in these pics - and probably her crinoline (although I haven’t tried that yet). There is a strip of Velcro up the back and also a little Velcro on each wrist.
I agree that the sash is lovely. It’s just under 1 inch wide (actually 2.4 cm) and 19.75 inches long on each side (since it’s cut on the diagonal, that makes it about 20.5 inches overall). As others have noted, it’s made with a 3/8 inch white grosgrain ribbon sewn along the center of a darker blue grosgrain ribbon, and it attaches with a simple metal snap sewn about 1.75 inches from each end. Here it is on its own, and a second photo shows how it sits under Addy’s arm:
The Emancipation Proclamation roll measures 3 and 1/4 inches wides by 5 and 7/8 inches long and seems like simple parchment-type paper rolled up. Here’s a close-up showing the writing on it:
I really like this whole ensemble. I think it can be pricy on the secondary market, but I also think there’s a lot of detail (especially with the sash) and the dress itself is quite versatile. I’ll give it a B+, only because of secondary market prices.
“Pretty, proud, and patriotic - that’s how Addy looked and felt in this dress Momma made for her to wear to the Emancipation Celebration party! Dotted in white and trimmed in eyelet, Addy’s deep red dress is topped with a grand sash of blue and white grosgrain ribbon. The decorative rosette frames a tiny portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Unroll Addy’s scroll and help her rehearse a passage from the historic Emancipation Proclamation.”
I’ve had this dress for ages, but just recently got an Addy to wear it. I really like the shade of deep red on her and on the other dolls who have tried it on. The white trim really makes it stand out.
The skirt has plenty of room for petticoats - Addy is wearing two of them in these pics - and probably her crinoline (although I haven’t tried that yet). There is a strip of Velcro up the back and also a little Velcro on each wrist.
I agree that the sash is lovely. It’s just under 1 inch wide (actually 2.4 cm) and 19.75 inches long on each side (since it’s cut on the diagonal, that makes it about 20.5 inches overall). As others have noted, it’s made with a 3/8 inch white grosgrain ribbon sewn along the center of a darker blue grosgrain ribbon, and it attaches with a simple metal snap sewn about 1.75 inches from each end. Here it is on its own, and a second photo shows how it sits under Addy’s arm:
The Emancipation Proclamation roll measures 3 and 1/4 inches wides by 5 and 7/8 inches long and seems like simple parchment-type paper rolled up. Here’s a close-up showing the writing on it:
I really like this whole ensemble. I think it can be pricy on the secondary market, but I also think there’s a lot of detail (especially with the sash) and the dress itself is quite versatile. I’ll give it a B+, only because of secondary market prices.