17″ Porcelain Colleen & 6″ Caitlain Dolls from the “Heartwarming Irish Memories Collection” by Linda Hanson for Paradise Galleries.
The dolls came with a brochure which states the following: “Listen closely ….can’t you hear lovely Colleen humming the beloved Irish lullaby (Too-ra,Loo-ra, Loo-ral) to her little Caitlain . Accompanied by the strains of her 18-note musical movement, she rocks gently in her antique chair, cradling her newly baptized daughter. Brought to life in fine bisque porcelain, Colleen and Caitlain are the perfect picture of devotion….and a must have for all lovers of things Irish. Colleen is a glorious Irish beauty. She rocks her child gracefully in an antique rocking chair adorned in a fantasy gown of hunter green satin. Baby Caitlain’s ivory christening gown is a heirloom in itself. Her sleeping face smiles sweetly, under the satin bonnet that tops her soft strawberry blond curls. Colleen is individually hand-numbered on her back. The artist’s signature of approval is engraved on her porcelain back.”
I purchased the dolls in 2004 from Paradise Galleries.
17″ Porcelain Colleen & 6″ Caitlain Dolls from the “Heartwarming Irish Memories Collection” by Linda Hanson for Paradise Galleries.