Dollhouse Miniature Little Girl Doll w/Jumprope IGMA UK Artist Jill Bennett 3"

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Miniature Porcelain Child/Girl Doll w/Jumprope IGMA UK Artist Jill Bennett 3". Condition is "Used"
Tribute to the late Jill Bennett from London Dollhouse Festivals.
Jill was an original exhibitor at the 1st Festival back in 1985 & she continued attending the show up until 2012.  Her dolls were not only beautifully moulded & painted, but she also had a clever system so their metal bodies could be positioned in any pose.  The characters she created were all unique.
This is not surprising as Jill started life in costume design & theatre, then, after starting a family, she began illustrating children's books.  We will ALL remember her characters from some of the best loved childhood stories, from tales by Dick King Smith, Helen Creswell & even Roald Dahl. (Fantastic Mr Fox & Danny the Champion of the World).
Then her 2d characters became 3d.  You just have to look at her dolls to see the stories behind them.  This is what made her dolls so unique - they all had a story & it was there for you to discover.
Jill was a constant supporter of the Festival.  She taught workshops, allowed dolls house enthusiasts to visit her home & workshop, she designed a special paper cut out for our 25th Anniversary & even after she stopped exhibiting herself, she carried on attending the show to help her daughter Kate (Kate Pinsent Dolls) with her stand.
We are planning a Retrospective of her work for the KDF Summer Show.
Jills dolls are unique in that they have solid pewter poseable bodies and porcelain faces.
Jill Bennett is the mother of UK doll artist Kate Pinsent.
3" porcelain face, hands,  pewter bodied little girl with finely painted and intricately detailed features,  strawberry blonde mohair wig, styled in a bob with a white bow, black and white plaid dress with pinafore, slip and pantaloons.  She holds a jump rope with red wooden handles.
Condition: generally excellent.  The inside of the dress is tagged J Designs.
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