June 12th is World Doll Day. World Doll Day was established in 1986 by doll collector and artist Mildred Seeley. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, some club members will be sharing special dolls. This cherubic child was purchased by member Sylvia McDonald's daughter, Shelley, and is posing with Sylvia's beautiful blooming orchids. She is Mareike, issued by the Gotz Company in 2002 and designed by doll artist Joke Grobben of the Netherlands. The doll is modeled after a member of Grobben's family and portrays a little girl about three years of age. She has the soft hair of a toddler and is fashionably dressed in her pleated smock, cropped pants, and animal-print shoes. Mareike holds her cuddly soft toy and, like many young children, carries it with her everywhere.
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