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.

“Little Bo-Peep” is rendered in needle sculpted cotton with a nicely embroidered and hand painted face with a head of golden yarn hair styled in ringlet curls and topped with a blue felt hat. On a body comprised of cotton over a wired armature, she wears a darling shepherdess’s dress and carries a tall crook made of a pipecleaner. She is attached to a cardstock base that reads: Milly’s Miniatures From the Birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley “Little Bo-Peep”

Measures: 3” tall

$195.00

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