Josefina Montoya (doll)

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The Josefina Montoya doll was released in 1997.

Contents 1 Josefina Doll 2 Meet Outfit 2.1 Camisa 2.2 Skirt 2.3 Sash 2.4 Drawers 2.5 Moccasins 2.6 Hair Ribbon 2.7 Hair Flowers 3 Meet Accessories 3.1 Rebozo 3.2 Garnet Pendant Necklace 3.3 Leather Pouch 3.4 Embroidered Handkerchief 3.5 Jola coin 4 Pre-Mattel Differences 5 Trivia

[edit] Josefina Doll

• Face Mold: Josefina Mold - Josefina was the first doll with this face mold.
• Skin: Medium
• Hair: Very dark brown with auburn highlights, straight, no bangs, center part.

Josefina comes with her hair braided back.

• Eyes: Dark Brown
• Other: Josefina has permanent gold hoop earrings in each ear.

[edit] Meet Outfit

Josefina's meet outfit reflects daily fashion on a Mexican ranch in 1824; women wore less restrictive clothing than what was worn in white American fashion of the time. Casual clothing consisted of long blouses with simple skirts and sashes. The outfit shows influences from Native people of the area as well.

[edit] Camisa

White camisa (blouse) with short puffed sleeves and a gathered neckline. Small white trim at neckline and sleeves. Velcros up the back. The camisa comes down to about the knees.

[edit] Skirt

Maroon skirt with black flower print; waistband and white trim sewn to the bottom on a white fabric strip. Velcros near the waistband.

[edit] Sash

Brown woven sash with darker brown stripes. Braided at the ends. Worn around the waist over the skirt.

[edit] Drawers

White knee-length drawers with elastic at the back and a V panel at the front.

[edit] Moccasins

Brown soft leather moccasins that lace up and tie in the front.

[edit] Hair Ribbon

1/4" wide dark turquoise ribbon. Is tied around the bottom of Josefina's braid.

[edit] Hair Flowers

Three faux yellow primroses on a shared stem. Tucked into Josefina's hair near her ribbon.

[edit] Meet Accessories

[edit] Rebozo

A 34" long (not including fringe) by 5" wide rebozo with multicolored stripes. It is shown wrapped loosely around Josefina's arms on the cover of Meet Josefina. Comes with a pamphlet discussing three other ways to wear the rebozo--wrapped around the head to cover from the sun, tied around one shoulder to carry items, and wrapped and tied around the upper body.

[edit] Garnet Pendant Necklace

A gold cross-shaped pendant on a gold chain with a garnet stone in the center.

[edit] Leather Pouch

A leather sewn leather pouch that closes with a button and loop. It is designed to attach to the belt.

[edit] Embroidered Handkerchief

A white sheer handkerchief that has a Mexican style embroidered flower.

[edit] Jola coin

A replica of a copper jola coin. The pamphlet that discusses the Reboza also discusses the jola as a coin of Mexico.

[edit] Pre-Mattel Differences

Specific differences between the Pre-Mattel and Mattel versions of the doll are minimal.

[edit] Trivia

• Josefina was the first doll released with her face mold, hence the fan nickname of "Josefina Mold."