Alice In Wonderland by Faith Wick

Left is the outside of the box. Right, is Alice, full-length, as she appears inside the box.

       This "Alice in Wonderland" doll by Faith Wick is made of vinyl, measures 12 inches from top to bottom, wears a high-quality wig that is blondish-brown, has painted facial features including blue eyes. She has five points of articulation and her body is modeled after a young girl approximately age 8-9 years.
       Her figure is dressed in starched white peticoats, pinafores, pantalets and an apron. Her dress is made of blue cotton and trimmed at the sleeves with starched white lace and at the collar with a simple pointed white cotton collar. She also wears a tiny brass heart-shaped locket at her neck without a chain. Her stockings are pale pink and white striped knit; her shoes are black leather Mary Janes. Tiny beads adorn the shoes instead of buckles. Alice wears a black satin ribbon in her hair.

Alice's tag tied about her wrist reads,"Faith Wick for elegante Dolls by Dakin''

Left, is Alices' flamingo she uses in the croquet game played with the Queen of Hearts.
 Right label from Dakin used to sale their Alice in Wonderland by Faith Wick.

About Faith Wick: "She was a member of the National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA) from 1976, Faith Wick gained a firm position as one of the world's best known doll makers. Her work was distinguished by the extraordinary range of her subjects, individualistic designs and sure techniques. She has been accorded the honor of creating souvenir doll for the annual United Federation of Doll Clubs convention twice." according to Dakin, 1984

Read more about John Tenniel,
illustrator of the original publishing

       Faith Wick was born in Minnesota and still lives in Grand Rapids. She attended art school, taught art and also wrote a book on sculpting techniques. She is the subject of a book by Helen Bullard, "Faith Wick, Doll Maker Extraordinaire"

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More About Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll (the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. Read more... 

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