American Girl Pleasant Company 18" DOLL NELLIE in MEET OUTFIT Hat Purse Book BOX

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Vintage American Girl Cloth Body NELLIE O'MALLEY DOLL In MEET OUTFIT Dress, Tights, Shoes, Bloomer Panties & Hair Bow With Hat & Purse Accessories & 'Nellie's Promise' Book - NEW Condition In Original Box With Wrist Tag!
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The Nellie O'Malley Doll, Best Friend Of Samantha Parkington, was released in
2004
. Nellie was archived with Samantha's collection by American Girl in May 2009, and sold out on December 4, 2008!
Like Samantha®, Nellie™ opens up a whole world of play with authentic styles from Victorian times.  Nellie has shiny auburn hair & blue eyes. Nellie’s 18-inch doll body is soft cloth; her head and limbs are smooth vinyl. She’s posable for hundreds of playtimes and can be treasured for years to come. Her Nellie’s Promise book enhances playtime with her story of growing up in 1904. It offers lessons that still touch girls today.
Nellie's Meet Outfit Is Reminiscent Of The Victorian Era.  Meet Outfit Includes Her Blue & White Dress, White Tights, White Bloomer Panties, Black Shoes And Blue Hairbow!  Nellie Also Comes With Her Hat And Purse Accessories And "Nellie's Promise" Book!
Nellie starts the series as a shy servant girl; she lives with her father, mother, and two sisters Jenny and Bridget. Nellie's family are Irish immigrants and thus not looked upon well in American society, as at the time Irish people were not considered "white" in America. In Nellie's Promise, Nellie mentions that she spent her eighth birthday working in a factory, and did not have a celebration that year.
Nellie is first seen in 'Meet Samantha' working for the Rylands a servant. She defers to Samantha and her family because she is of a lower class, even calling Samantha "miss" and fretting that she might be seen with her. She is described as shorter and smaller than Samantha and not very healthy due to having done hard factory work that has weakened her health. This eventually leads to her being dismissed by the Rylands because Mrs. Ryland does not think she will last. She has worked several years of her young life by the time Samantha meets her, first in a factory and then as a house servant, and initially had never gone to school until 'Samantha Learns A Lesson'. She is practical where Samantha is fanciful; when Samantha says that Jessie has left to be an actress and goes into fantastical reasons for her departure, Nellie simply concludes—correctly—that Jessie may have a baby.
Initially, Nellie was a foil to Samantha to reflect her poorer, more rough life. However she was lifted in status when she becomes part of Samantha's family; she and her sisters are adopted by Gardner Edwards and Cornelia Edwards at the end of 'Changes For Samantha.
Nellie is extremely apprehensive of letting people get close to her or getting too informal with people she perceives as her betters; even after living with Gardner and Cornelia for two months, she still calls him "sir" and is very distant. She is extremely protective of her younger sisters and, to some extent, of the more naive Samantha. She is mechanically skilled; Miss Brennan calls her 'Miss Nellie O'Malley-All-Mended" because of the way she was able to disassemble and reassemble things to repair them. She learned some car tinkering from her father as he was into motorcars. She sings well and, due to her work in the settlement house, speaks some German and Italian. She feels that she must be useful and practical, a side effect of having worked her entire life.
American Girl characterizes her as "practical" and "hardworking.
Nellie Arrives In NEW Condition In Her Original Meet Outfit which
is representative of the type of clothing she receives once she moves in with; and then is adopted by, Gardner and Cornelia Edwards.  Her Hat And Her Purse With 'Nellie's Promise' Book
Swiss Dot Dress: Blue And White Knee Length Dress With White Doddted Swiss Over Blue Cotton.  Double Gathered 3/4" Length Sleeves.  White Eyelet Lace Neck Ruffle Trim.  Attached And Gathered Blue Satin Sash Around The Middle
Hair Ribbon: Wide Light Blue Hair Ribbon To Match The Sash On Her Dress
Stockings: White Tights Worn Under Her Bloomers
Shoes: Black Plastic Mary Jane Style Shows.  Her Shoes Are Identical To Samantha's
Bloomers: White Cotton Puffy "Bloomer" Underpants With Elastic At Waist And Legs.  Nellie's Bloomers Are Identical To Samantha's.
White Straw Hat: Meshwork White Summer Hat Trimmed With Purple Pansies And A Wide Blue Satin Ribbon Like The One In Her Dress And Hair!
Purse: Drawstring Bag In Light Blue With A White, Green & Purple Pansy Design, Gold Tassel On The Bottom And Gathered Trim At The Top.
Trivia:  Nellie Was The First Explicitly Non-Latina Doll To Use The Josefina Mold AND Nellie Was The First Best Friend Doll To Be Released by American Girl!
NEW Condition In Original Box With Wrist Tag - Box Shows Wear & Tear.
Size: 18" Full Size American Girl Doll!
Great Gift for Her - or For Yourself!
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