Felicity Merriman

Face-up artist(s):

honooko

Body blushing artist(s):

honooko

Date of acquisition:

May, 2017

Provenance:

I am the original owner of this doll.

Reason for choice:

Tania has a sweet, playful expression that I felt suited Felicity really well. The nJID body, while a problematic poser, has a small bust and therefore works as a child.

Best Points:

She has lovely features and looks both dainty and childlike.

Worst Points:

Iplehouse was off their nut when designing how she's strung; it's virtually impossible to adjust her strings, so she's very loose and floppy. I will have to mod her at some point to string her in a "typical" way.

I got my first American Girl Doll from my grandmother when I was six. It was Felicity Merriman! Over the years I would regularly get them from my grandma, and I loved the historical element. I devoured the accompanying books (each character had six books) and my mom would make clothes for them. Some of my earliest sewing was meant for my AGDs and they were basically the starting point for my love of dolls and crafting.

When I moved out for college, my mom sold my AGDs and their various accessories (which I wasn't aware of at the time), but I kept Addy with me. Felicity I left there, and was sure she was sold. Imagine my surprise when I opened a box ten years later and found her! I was delighted, but also inspired. Could I make a Felicity for my newer hobby too?

I've really enjoyed the challenge of period-accurate clothing, much of which I sewed by hand in the historical way, and researching prints, accessories, and remembering all the years I spent with my dolls as a child! I missed her; it's nice to have her back, in multiple ways.

Eyes:

Iplehouse

Wig:

Crobidoll CRWM-124 (Carrot)

Favourite colours:

green

Fashion style(s):

Historical dress from the late 18th century in colonial America!

Key fashion accessory:

Shift and cap

All her clothing except for her main dress is made by me; her main dress is a modified American Girl Doll Felicity original.

Character age:

9

Character gender:

female

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

Felicity is a 9 year old girl growing up in colonial America in 1774, just before the start of the revolutionary war. She is brave and passionate, from a merchant family who own a general store. Her family are in favor of colonial independence, but Felicity's best friend Elizabeth's family are loyalists. Throughout the books, Felicity struggles with maintaining a friendship when their families are so opposed, and of navigating the political climate of the age. She's also an avid lover of horses, even sneaking out of her home at night to tame a horse being abused by her owner.