Rare Vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls Indiana University IU One of a Kind

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" Vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls "
Vintage Raggedy Ann & Andy 25 inch Dolls
Indiana University ( IU ).
Condition is Used. Exact age is unknown.
The dolls were purchased at an Estate sale (history unknown)
Adorable Vintage. Colors are cream and crimson with some red accents in clothing.
The faces of both dolls are hand embroidered.
Very well made, both dolls and clothing are single stitch or zigzag and appear to be hand sewn.
Both sets of clothing are removable.
Clothing fasteners are snaps
Ann is clothed in 3 separate pieces (bloomers, dress and apron)
Andy is also clothed in 2 separate pieces (hat and outfit). Some minor fraying on the back of Andy's collar
Both dolls shoes are sewn on black corduroy.
Have a few minor discolorations due to age. Unwashed due to concerns of age...
Indiana University and or logo appears on Andy's removable hat and pants as well as Ann's apron, front left leg and back of bloomers..
Raggedy Ann and Andy's Creator has some history in Indiana - So is possible this could have something to do with the IU indication.
Below is an excerpt from the Indiana Public Media Websight regarding Raggedy Ann and Andys Creator...
An icon for generations of American children, the character of Raggedy Ann boasts an impressive Hoosier pedigree.
Legend surrounds the birth of the flame-haired rag doll, but a few facts are known. Raggedy Ann’s creator was Johnny Gruelle, a free-lance cartoonist and editorial illustrator for
The Indianapolis Star
,
The Cleveland Press
, and
The New York Herald
, in the first few decades of the twentieth century.
Born in Arcola, Illinois in 1880, Gruelle moved at age two to Indianapolis, where his father Richard Gruelle came to associate and exhibit with the Hoosier Group of painters. Richard Gruelle’s circle of friends included bestselling Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley.
Decades later, Richard’s son Johnny turned to the family friend’s verse in naming a forlorn rag doll found in the Indianapolis attic of his parents’ home, combining “The Raggedy Man” and “Little Orphan Annie” to produce the name “Raggedy Ann”.
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