Steiff Kinder & R.John Wright Katharina L. Edition Felt doll series 92 / 500

Steiff (Germany) EAN 710247 R.John Wright Steiff Kinder Collection Katharina felt doll, trademark 'Steiff' button to ear, RJW button to skirt with tag, 42cm high, boxed with certificate, literature and outer cardboard box with sleeve, Limited Edition No.00092 of 500

The Steiff Kinder series was designed in conjunction with R.John Wright and Steiff. The Premiere series consisted of four children dolls in 2007- Lukas, Sophie, Mathias and Katharina. The doll measure approximately 17" tall, fully jointed and made entirely of felt. The dolls feature moulded face was sculpted by R.John Wright to evoke the early childhood dolls produced by the Margarete Steiff toy factory in the early 1900's. With hand painted features, inset glass eyes , mohair wigs and individual sewn fingers. The dolls are dressed in detailed clothing and accessories made of the finest materials in designs reflective of their German heritage.

The fourth doll in the series is the lovely Katharina. She is costumed in a rose coloured shantung silk blouse with plaid cotton scarf, felt belt with decorative braid trim, floral cotton skirt, cotton apron with pin tucks, cotton undergarments and stockings, with leather strap shoes. On her head Katharina wears  a woven wreath of tiny individual sewn felt flowers.