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.

“An Old Sweetheart of Mine” features a little girl rendered in needle sculpted cotton with a nicely embroidered and hand painted face with a head of yellow yarn hair styled in braids and topped with a pink cotton bonnet. On a body comprised of cotton over a wired armature, she wears a dress of blue and white checks and carries a chenille apple and a slate the read “I luv you.” She is attached to a cardstock base that reads: Milly’s Miniatures From the Birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley “An Old Sweetheart of Mine”

Measures: 3” tall

$135.00

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