When I Fell in Love with Delia

Delia by Helen Kish, #2 of 25 in a 2007 photograph courtesy of Finders Keepers Consignment Online

It was in 2007 when I saw the all-porcelain, approximately 11-inch tall Delia by Helen Kish on eBay. I fell in love! I attempted to win the auction, but I was outbid. The next best thing was for me to contact the seller to ask permission to use the auction photo (shown above) in the book I was writing at the time. The seller complied and provided all the details about Delia that I needed to complete the entry on page 269 of Black Dolls a Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting, and Experiencing the Passion. The auctioned Delia was #2 of 25 dolls worldwide! 

Delia #1 of 25

Who knew that some 14 years later, another opportunity to own Delia would present itself to me, and who knew that I would actually acquire the doll? Yes! I did, and my Delia is #1 of 25 worldwide. Number 1, the very first one Kish made in 1988. 

As a result of this acquisition, because of Delia's historical significance to me, and the fact that she is one of Helen Kish's first dark-skinned dolls, I have installed the doll in my virtual black doll museum where photos of my doll and pertinent information are included. 

Am I a happy collector? Yes, absolutely, I am!

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MCDC 25th Anniversary Doll by Goldie Wilson

Held September 15, 2018, the Motor City Doll Club of Detroit, Michigan celebrated its 25th anniversary with a luncheon, appropriately titled, "Celebration - It's Our Birthday."

MCDC 25th Anniversary Luncheon - Celebration - It's Our Birthday Souvenir Doll by Goldie Wilson

The luncheon souvenir doll is a 14-inch porcelain doll with cloth body by Goldie Wilson, shown above, still in her box, and below in a close-up photo prior to removing from the box.

She has brown inset eyes with upper eyelashes. 

The rest of her facial features are hand painted.  She has black hair with side bangs.  Her jewelry consists of pearl stud earrings and a pearl necklace.

The hair is pulled back into a curly bun.

She is dressed in a full-length white dress with white pantaloons.

The shoes are fired-on pearlized gray slippers.

The front bodice of the dress is embellished with clear, sewn-on beads. A pink sash with decorative ribbon flower in the front and pink bow-tie in the back accent the waist.

Three pearl buttons close the back of the dress.

Full-length view from the back

This lovely doll wears a fascinator made of crinoline with a decorative pink floral ribbon in the center that matches the floral ribbon on the sash of the dress.

Close-up of the fascinator

Made in an edition of 85, a photo greeting card with envelope and a certificate of authenticity were included with the MCDC 2018 Luncheon doll.

At the time of this post, limited quantities of the MCDC 25th Anniversary Doll by Goldie Wilson remain.  If interested in adding one of these dolls to your collection, send and email inquiry to: Motorcitydollclub@yahoo.com

Goldie Wilson with some of her beautiful doll creations is shown in this photo found on Facebook, (photographer unknown).

Goldie Wilson has been making dolls for decades.  Known for making her own molds and for creating several limited edition event dolls annually for her own doll club, Maryland Society of Doll Collectors, and for other doll clubs and organizations, Wilson is a renowned artist in the doll community.  She has been commissioned to make the 2019 club doll for my doll group.

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Addendum, Posted 10/06/2018:

Goldie Wilson follows this blog.  After she read this post, she sent a short, but sweet email, which I captured in the following image. 

My heart smiled.

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