Beautiful Baby

You must have been a beautiful baby

You must have been a wonderful child

When you were only startin'

To go to kindergarten

I'll bet you drove the little boys wild

Harry Warren and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1938

Continuing our virtual doll meeting, member Jenell Howell shares this delightful diminutive doll. Dating from the early 1950s, this curly haired cutie is part of the Vogue Ginny family known as the Crib Crowd.  Jennie Adler Graves opened the Ye Olde Vogue Doll Shoppe in 1922. An exceptional seamstress and designer, she began by creating outfits and trousseaus for imported German dolls. In 1948, Graves introduced an 8-inch hard plastic doll. The doll was so popular that Graves designed her own version, christening her creation "Ginny," after her own daughter, Virginia.  Ginny and her extensive wardrobe were a huge hit and inspired a new generation of 8-inch tall play dolls.  The Crib Crowd dolls have the standard Ginny head, but curved baby legs.

Her bright brown eyes have painted lashes and she has a caracul wig