UFDC Xanthos Kontis  9.5” Father Knickerbocker Doll Convention 1958

Fictional historical figure "Father Knickerbocker" art doll.  My understanding is that he is a souvenir doll made for the 4th annual convention of the Knickerbocker Doll & Hobby Club 1958.

Father Knickerbocker (a character from a Washington Irving novel**) is a 9"-tall composition doll with a one-piece torso and legs, and strung arms.  He has a mohair wig and is beautifully painted and dressed in wool felt.

He is in excellent condition with the following exceptions: The paint on his feet (shoes) has chipped a bit, no doubt from being held in the wrong kind of doll stand, and his white lace (bib and sleeves) is not as bright as it once was.  I see no crazing in the composition.  Please see pictures.

FROM WIKIPEDIA: ** "Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving's first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809). He is a Dutch-American historian who is dressed in a specific type of baggy-kneed trousers referred to as knickerbockers, later shortened to knickers. The word knickerbocker is also used to refer to people who live in Manhattan,^[1] and was adopted in a shortened form as the Knicks by the city's NBA professional basketball team."

 

This vintage doll is part of my mother's collection (she was a doll and toy collector) and has been stored in a smoke- & pet-free room for >60 years.

Item will be shipped USPS Priority mail, insured.

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