SALEROOM ANNOUNCEMENT - recent information from the nephew of Margaret Harkin, he remembers Margaret being very excited about this doll as having been bought from an auction of Florence Nightingales possessions.

An early German pink tinted china wigged shoulder-head doll, possibly a Conta and Boehme, believed to have been owned by Florence Nightingale, with blue painted eyes, black eyeliner to top lid, red eyelid line, black eyebrows, mouth painted with slight smile, original brown hair wig in coiled plait, stuffed body with nice quality pink tinted limbs, cream cotton dress printed with rose buds, lace trim, burnt orange jacket with flared sleeves and embroidered black edge, white cotton underclothes and black slippers —16 1/2in. (42cm.) high (some moth damage to wig and back of jacket, one ankle broken) - with a valuation letter from E P Messenger & Son Auctioneer circa 1980 describing this doll and suggesting it could be Chelsea! Other clothes to be sold in separate Lots, some believed to have been made by Florence Nightingale