The beloved dolls of Milly’s Miniatures were created by Mildred "Milly" Davis (1900–1973) of Greenfield, Indiana. These charming figures were originally sold in the gift shop of the Riley House, birthplace of children’s poet, James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), with many of the characters derived from his poetry.

“When the Frost is on the Pumpkin” features a man rendered in needle sculpted cotton with a nicely embroidered and hand painted face with a cob pipe in his mouth. His head of white yarn hair is topped with a black felt trapper’s hat. On a body comprised of cotton over a wired armature, he wears a black vest over a blue chambray shirt and blue pants. He carries a pumpkin in his right hand. He is attached to a cardstock base that reads: Milly’s Miniatures From the Birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley “When the Frost is on the Pumpkin”
Measures: 3” tall

$195.00

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