r/MadameAlexander

I have researched this doll extensively but cannot find out her name, or which collection she is from. Please help!

I started collecting much later in life (35), so I don’t have a ton and my shelves have gaps, but I think the ones I do have are lovely.

This composition Alexander Dionne Quintuplet doll caught my eye in an estate auction. She looked like she was in good condition, with her “Annette” pin and tagged dress. I just love her molded curls. I noticed she was larger than other Alexander quints I have seen and measured her once I had her at home. She is 16” tall.

I have found exactly one other doll like her (in pink…altho that doll’s pin says Emilie, so maybe the dress was once lavender) in my online searches and haven’t found the 16” dolls even mentioned in my books. There are lots of photos of the babies and 14” toddlers, but their molded bangs are straight, or they have wigs.

I’m starting to think maybe little miss Annette Dionne is one of a rare group of these popular dolls from the 1930s and 40s, but I know it’s actually unlikely. Anyone seen these 16” dolls or dolls dressed in dotted swiss? I learned the dolls were also sold separately, so she may have always been on her own.

Thanks for any help! I’m including a lot of photos of her hair patterns.