12″ Tina & Bear by Melissa McCrory . The doll came with the following information: ” Artist Melissa McCrory has been making dolls for 25 years, ten of them making porcelain reproductions in her mother’s studio. She took up sculpting and began creating originals because she was not finding her creativity fulfilled. Melissa says doll making is an obsession with her and she has won many prestigious awards at doll shows where the competition has been fierce. Melissa is a single mother of four boys ranging in age from 6 to 2. The McCrory’s live in Michigan in the middle of a 30 acre farm. In addition to creating her adorable originals, Melissa designs doll clothes, teaches porcelain doll making, and repairs antiques.” I purchased the doll in 1998 from the Home Shopping Channel.
12″ Tina & Bear by Melissa McCrory . The doll came with the following information: ” Artist Melissa McCrory has been making dolls for 25 years, ten of them making porcelain reproductions in her mother’s studio. She took up sculpting and began creating originals because she was not finding her creativity fulfilled. Melissa says doll making is an obsession with her and she has won many prestigious awards at doll shows where the competition has been fierce. Melissa is a single mother of four boys ranging in age from 6 to 2. The McCrory’s live in Michigan in the middle of a 30 acre farm. In addition to creating her adorable originals, Melissa designs doll clothes, teaches porcelain doll making, and repairs antiques.” I purchased the doll in 1998 from the Home Shopping Channel.