Original 1980s Pleasant Company Retired American Girl SAMANTHA PARKINGTON DOLL 18 (White Cloth Body) with Large Lot. Most items in Excellent or Mint Condition!
A few items have wear. They are described in the itemized list and have pictures available by request. The doll and collections were gently or never used.
Samantha Parkington was the most treasured gift of my childhood. The collection was lovingly looked at or gently played with for only a few years before being boxed away in a climate controlled environment for the past 27 years.
Non-domestic or international, please message. Me and we can make an arrangement. If you have any questions or concerns, need more pictures or wish to make an inquiry about. The collection in general please feel free to contact me! 1989 PRE-MATTEL SAMANTHA DOLL W/ COLLECTOR'S EDITION HARDBACK BOOKS, FURNITURE, AND ACCESSORIES (preowned).
ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS LOT ARE AN. RARE FELICITY'S ELEGANT TEA IN WILLIAMSBURG INVITATION BOX, ORIGINAL.
PLEASANT COMPANY CATALOGUES (1992, 1993, 1993, 1994), KIRSTEN'S COMPLETE PAPERBACK BOOK COLLECTION, ADDY'S FIRST THREE PAPERBACK BOOKS, THE AMERICAN GIRL PORTFOLIO OF PASTIMES (PAPER DOLLS, THEATRE, COOKBOOK, ALBUM AND GAMES), SAMANTHA AND FELICITY'S COOK BOOKS, DOLL CARE KIT, SLIPCASE FOR HARDBACK BOOK COLLECTION, DOLL STAND, MOLLY'S GLASSES, ONE UNOPENED AND ONE UNOPENED PACK OF AG TRADING CARDS. "Meet Samantha"- 1989 White Bodied Samantha Doll with checked taffeta dress, matching bow, black stockings, and black shoes. EUC, no stains on doll or dress, Hair was brushed gently but never styled differently than original condition and still has original curls.
Black stockings have a couple of small snags that do not affect functionality. Doll box is in poor condition and has a come apart at one corner though it doesn't affect functionality.
Missing original AG seal that wrapped around it horizontally. Samantha's Accessories- burgundy plush hat, golden heart shaped locket brooch, rose velvet purse, embroidered handkerchief, and Indianhead penny.Hat, brooch, and handkerchief are in EUC, Indianhead penny has normal tarnish, and purse is in GUC as it has a few small areas of slight wear on it. "Samantha's School Story"- Gray Flannel School Dress, black satin hair ribbon, Samantha's school desk, tea tin lunch box with watercress sandwich, a deviled egg, a peach, a gingerbread cookie, embroidered cloth napkin, book strap, pencil box, two pencils, nib pen, green felt pen wiper, Composition Book, The Baldwin Primer, and Report Book. "Samantha's School Story" Collection Pamphlet. Dress and ribbon are in EUC with no stains. School desk has some wood colored scratches on the top that I can't tell if are intentional or not.
Brass lunch box has some age expected tarnish. Food is in EUC, as is book strap, The Baldwin Primer, Report Book, pencil box and accessories. The first page of the Composition Book was written in pencil, which has now been erased. "Samantha's Christmas Story"- Cranberry party dress, satin hair ribbon, Christmas music box that plays "O Christmas Tree, " and Samantha's porcelain doll. This collection is missing a pair of white stockings, and the gingerbread house kit.
Christmas box still plays beautifully and in EUC, Samantha's porcelain doll is in EUC though a few stray hairs have loosened around her face from her ponytail. "Samantha's Birthday Story"- Lacy Pinafore and rose- and white- taffeta dress, party stockings, rosebud circlet, wicker table and two chairs, two cabbage-rose chintz cushions, complete Victorian lemonade set two goblets, two saucers, a pitcher, two gold-colored knives, forks, and spoons, an. Embroidered tablecloth edged in Battenberg lace, and two lace-edged napkins, four petite fours on a gold-rimmed platter, two ice-cream bombes, two fans, and two nosegays, a Mohair teddy bear, and elegant doll pram.
"Samantha's Birthday Story" Collection Pamphlet. Dress, circlet, and socks are in EUC with no stains.
Pinafore has very slight age-related yellowing at the end of the ribbon ties in back. Furniture and cushions are in EUC. Lemonade set, petite fours and platter are in EUC with the exception of two small area of yellow stains on the tablecloth.
Ice cream bombes had some paper bits that stuck to the pink glace top that are still visible on one. The two nose gays and Mohair Teddy are in EUC.
One of the fans has lost the teeny tiny hook that attaches the rope to the fan. "Samantha's Summer Story"- Middy dress, sailor's tam, brass bo's'n's whistle, high button shoes in black and white, pack basket, three magnetic butterflies, butterfly net, black-eyed Susan wildflower bouquet, magnifying glass, flower press, "I PINE FORE YOU". Pine needle tuffet, paint set with palette, brush, and six tubes of watercolors, and sketchbook.
Two "Samantha's Summer Story" Collection Pamphlets. Dress, hat, and boots are in EUC with no stains, brass whistle has some age expected tarnish. Flower bouquet has a missing flower or two and a few missing black eyes. The magnifying glass unfortunately broke from the plastic handle though I've saved both parts.The paint set box is unused though there is some glue like dried marking on the inside top of the box. Everything else is in EUC. "Samantha's Winter Story"- Black Watch plaid cape, plaid gaiters, make-believe fur hat and muff, lacy whites (underwaist with pink ribbon and lace has elastic garters to hold up her long white stockings, and lace and ribbon petticoat), black Victorian valise, ice skates, French paper dolls, complete and unused valentine kit.
Clothing is all in EUC with no stains. Everything here is in EUC and the French paper dolls and valentine kit are unused and rare to find. Some of the tiny red heart stickers in the valentine's kit have lost their stickiness and fallen off the original sheet but are included. Samantha's Tea Dress- white dress with big detachable Bertha collar trimmed with a rosette and ruffles, pink satin hairbow, and a pair of white socks. Dress and bow are in EUC with no stains.
The white socks have a small black mark on both pairs in one spot. Blue and white window-pane check dress, ruffly play pinafore, matching hairbow, and a pair of white socks. (hardcover w/ dust jacket), Fine condition. Name written in pencil on this bookplate, though now erased. (hardcover w/ dust jacket), Very Fine condition.
Samantha's Surprise (hardcover w/ dust jacket), Very Fine condition. Samantha Saves the Day (hardcover w/ dust jacket), Very Fine condition. Changes for Samantha (hardcover w/ dust jacket), Very Fine condition. Meet Kirsten (paperback book), Very Fine condition. Kirsten Learns a Lesson (paperback book), Very Fine condition.
Kirsten's Surprise (paperback book), Very Fine condition. (paperback book), Very Fine condition. Kirsten Saves the Day (paperback book), Very Fine condition.Changes for Kirsten (paperback book), Very Fine condition. Meet Addy (paperback book) , Very Fine condition.
Addy Learns a Lesson (paperback book) , Very Fine condition. Addy's Surprise (paperback book), Very Fine condition.Six-book Slipcase for Hardcover books. American Girls Pastimes' Samantha's Cook Book. PLEASANT COMPANY, THE AMERICAN GIRLS COLLECTION CATALOGUES. Summer Catalogue 1992, Very Good Condition. Holiday Calalogue 1993, Good Condition.
Summer Catalogue 1993, Very Good Condition. Spring Calalogue 1994, Very Good Condition. Doll Care Kit- cleansing powder, terry towel, 12 sponge rollers, and hairbrush.
This collection is missing the face cloth. The cleansing powder has been opened and used but most is left. The hairbrush is in poor condition and has lost many of it's bristles. Molly's Glasses in red felt case EUC.
2 Packs of American Girl Trading Cards (10 Assorted Cards) One is unopened and in New condition and the other was opened. PORTFOLIO OF PASTIMES, Activities from the Past for Girls of Today Missing the Diary. Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly Paper Dolls. Uncut and pristine, though the Samantha doll has popped out of the page. Theatre- star in three plays about Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly and bring alive their adventures from the past.
Inside the ribbon-tied box are fours Play Scripts for you and three friends and a Director's Guide that's filled with tips on casting, costuming, and staging. Cookbook with easy recipes from Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly's times past, 64 pages, softcover. Games- two challenging board games from the 1850s and 1940s, and a funny card game from the 1900s. All board games and playing cards are reproduced from antique originals. Album- A picture frame and memory book to record your family history. FELICITY'S 1991 ELEGANT TEA IN WILLIAMSBURG. This is the complete introduction set sent to attendees of the 1991 elegant tea in Colonial Williamsburg introducing the newest American Girl Felicity Merriman. 2 Invitations to Felicity's Elegant Tea Party. 1 paper with Elegant Tea Information and timeline of event. Felicity's Elegant Tea Party, August 15-18, 22-25, 1991, Virginia Room, Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.Small 1.5 inch tear at top of paper. A Map of Felicity's Williamsburg. Child sized mob cap like Felicity's tagged and dated 1990 Pleasant Company has a several small, light yellow spot on it and a couple of tiny brown marks on cap. It may come of with a gentle wash, but I did not want to risk damaging it.
Information card that explains it it proper for a lady of this time to wear this cap and inviting you to wear it to the tea. Felicity shopping bag like new. "How to Make an 18th Century Potpourri Bag" craft kit. Included is original embroidery hoop, Pleasant Company thimble, and original instructions.
I'm unsure if the embroidery thread is original or not. It matches the colors described and was stored in the kit in the box for the last 27 years. Missing needle, fabric, ribbon, and potpourri.2 Original Name Tags from the Elegant Tea used. Name, Town, and State filled in by event attendees.
Original box with original "The American Girl Collection" tissue paper on the inside and original pink ribbon and label attached. EXTRAS, RELATED TO THE EVENT AND TIME. Colonial Williamsburg "Visitor's Companion" newspaper from August 19-25, 1991. Wall Street Journal article, "Doll Line Is History--and a Pleasant Hit, " by Suzanne Alexander.
The article is all about Pleasant Company and its history and leads with the Felicity Merriman doll unveiling event in Colonial Williamsburg. The item "1989 Pleasant Company American Girl Samantha Lot+ Catalogs+ Rare AG Accessories" is in sale since Sunday, January 12, 2020. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\By Brand, Company, Character\American Girl\Samantha".
The seller is "sarah5906" and is located in Austin, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.