Amanda 3

Amanda 3 is a one-of-a-kind doll by Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey's Daughter Cloth Dolls.

Inspired by poet and author Amanda Gorman, Amanda 3 is an 18-inch felt doll designed and handcrafted by Rachel McCullough Sherrod of Starkey's Daughter Cloth Dolls.

A close-up of Amanda 3's beautiful face illustrates the close resemblance to Amanda Gorman.

Amanda 3 has beautiful hand-painted facial features on a pressed felt face with applied ears. Felt was used for the arms and legs and brown cloth for the body. 

The red satin headband and beautiful wig of dark brown locs are illustrated in this profile close-up.

The details of the hairstyle are amazing!

Amanda 3's dark brown locs, styled in an upswept wrapped bun and accented with a wide red satin headband, add 4 inches to her height!

With the coat open in this photo and in the next, Amanda 3's white blouse is fully visible.

She is such a unique doll.

Amanda 3 wears gold sewn-on hoop earrings, a white sleeveless blouse, black pants, a double-breasted yellow knee-length coat, white panties, black socks, and black shoes. Except for the earrings, shoes, and socks, Rachel, the artist, made everything.

This doll’s clothing and hairstyle were fashioned after the clothes and hairstyle worn by the poet at the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, which was held on January 20, 2021. The final verse of Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," is embroidered in yellow thread on the back of Amanda 3's coat as illustrated next:

For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it.

Amanda 3's shoes and the base of her doll stand are illustrated here.

Certificate of authenticity

With the doll, the artist included a black and white checkered doll stand and a certificate of authenticity that reads.

Certificate of Authenticity

This is to certify that this Pressed Felt Doll

an OOAK Doll

Named Amanda 3 was designed and handcrafted 

by Rachel McCullough Sherrod

of

Starkey's Daughter Cloth Dolls

in the year 2021.

The doll is crafted of fine wool blend felt and cotton fabric.

The hair is kaneklon.

The doll was made in the Sweet State of North Carolina.

Also included with this one-of-a-kind doll is a bifold hangtag that contains the artist's signature and contact information. Several photos of the hangtag are shown in the next four images.

Care instructions and age recommendations are on the inside flap.

The artist's business card is attached to the center of the hangtag. It includes her contact information and her website: www.starkeysdaughterclothdolls.com

On the inside of the back flap, Amanda 3's name is handwritten.

Additional contact information for the artist is on the back of the hangtag, which is attached to Amanda 3's wrist with a red ribbon.

Amanda 3 is posed in a full-length partial profile photograph.

No detail was spared in the creation of this lovely doll. While other Amanda dolls by this artist exist, all dolls are handcrafted and one-of-a-kind. The original Amanda was installed in DeeBeeGee's s Virtual Black Doll Museum in June 2021 under the OOAK doll category.

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