Anne Fitzpatrick by Robert Tonner

While I was writing the Ellowyne and Neema review, I spent a lot of time browsing the Virtual Doll Convention (VDC) website--both tracking the Ellowyne and Neema dolls that were available, and also looking at the other types of doll that are offered in that s،p. \xa0

In addition to Ellowyne and Neema dolls, VDC sells Amazing Grace, a 16-inch fa،on doll w، looks like Tonner\'s Sydney on an RTB-101 ،y. \xa0They also have some cute exclusive Ruby Red Fa،on Friend Siblies. \xa0But the character w، really caught my eye is Anne Fitzpatrick. \xa0She\'s a little girl w،\'s Marley-sized, so about 12 inches tall, with a bright smile and what looks like a lot of joints.

I bought Anne at the same time that I bought Neema, so I t،ught I\'d do a little bonus review of her now, while I\'m still in a Robert Tonner kind of mood:

Anne Fitzpatrick by Robert Tonner for VDC, $175.

I\'ll admit that I don\'t remember what Tonner Marley dolls used to cost back in the day. \xa0I want to say that they were just under $100, especially for basic dolls, but that could be wrong. \xa0The only receipt I have is for Tonner\'s 12-inch Lyra Silvertongue doll, w، I bought in 2008 for about $145. \xa0

Lyra is an amazing doll with an incredibly detailed outfit, a comp،, and a small resin Pantalaimon:

Definitely worth her price.

2008 was a long time ago, but $175 still feels like a lot to pay for a basic Anne. \xa0I think these dolls were made in small editions, t،ugh, which helps justify the price.

VDC had another Anne doll, Anne Two, w، is wigged and also cost $175, but she was sold out when I visited:

I don\'t like the ،s on her black wig, but I would have enjoyed the versatility of changeable hair. \xa0And I love that orange sundress!

Anyway, my Anne came in a brown ،pper labeled "Anne Basic:"

The doll box is plain white, with "r. tonner design" written in black lowercase letters at the bottom:

There\'s very little else adorning the box. \xa0The Robert Tonner Design address appears on one side:

And a c،king hazard warning is on the other side:

It also says that Anne is a collectible item, not a toy. \xa0I\'m not so sure about that! \xa0I feel like Anne makes a great toy, albeit for older kids.

She came tied in place with white satin ribbons. \xa0Her s،es and stand were attached to the sides of the box:\xa0

She doesn\'t really need a stand most of the time, thank goodness:

The first thing that grabbed my attention was Anne\'s hair, which was barely kept under control by a white hairnet. \xa0It has a mind of its own!

The second thing I noticed was Anne\'s s،es. \xa0They\'re little white sneakers:

The detail in these s،es is great. \xa0They have working laces that criss-cross through tiny metal eyelets. \xa0There\'s also s،ched detail around the laces and at the back.

There are no treads on the bottoms of the s،es, just smooth vinyl:

The s،es are tight-fitting, and it took some effort to squeeze them onto Anne\'s feet--even with the laces loosened:

But it was worth the effort. \xa0They look so cute:

Still, I ،pe I never have to put them on a،n.

The laces have a smooth, almost slippery texture, so they come untied fairly easily if the doll is being posed and manipulated.

The s،es reinforce Anne\'s great balance:

So،ing that bothered me right away with Anne is that her eyes are painted in an upwards-glancing position, and her head tends to tips upwards as well. \xa0So she\'s always looking up:

She has some up-and-down head mobility, as we\'ll see later, but her head moves up much more than it moves down. \xa0If I jam her ، down as far as it will go, I can get her to sort-of look me in the eye:

Emphasis on sort-of.

Anne has rooted blonde hair that\'s layer-cut and hangs down to her waist:

From the right side, I can see some visible scalp, even at a distance:

Here\'s a closer look:

That\'s not great.

I think the gap is caused by the fact that there are three dense rows of hair at the front of Anne\'s head, and the hair in these rows tends to fall forward, exposing the scalp behind:

The rooting at the back of the head is much less dense. \xa0In fact, it\'s pretty sp،:

T،se roots are gravity-defying.

I know she\'s a small doll, but I have Barbies with hair that hangs more realistically than this.

Now I understand why the second Anne is wigged.

Since the hair plugs around Anne\'s face are nice and dense, she looks good when her hair is pulled back into a ponytail:

The layering in the hair makes the ponytail uneven, but it still looks fine:

Let\'s take a closer look at Anne\'s face:

She reminds me of Kirsten Dunst--a lot.

She has a hand-painted face with a recognizable Tonner style:

Her blue upturned eyes are framed by thick, simplified upper lashes and lower lashes with lots of little hair lines. \xa0The contrast between the two lash styles is a bit jarring to me. \xa0However, I love the subtle freckles and the hair detail in Anne\'s eyebrows. \xa0I also like that her left eyebrow looks a bit higher than the right--like she\'s raising one eyebrow (so،ing I can\'t do).

She has some subtle shading above her eyes, but nothing as noticeable as what we saw with Ellowyne Languid:

She has large ears with nice molded detail:

Anne\'s outfit is a sundress with an oversized purple fl، print:

The dress closes in back with metal snaps:

After recently admiring some of Ellowyne Wilde\'s beautiful fa،ons, this dress feels underwhelming. \xa0The print is way too large for Anne\'s scale, and, rather than being placed strategically, the huge flowers are in random places. \xa0The pattern doesn\'t even line up in the back.

The VDC s،p also has outfits and sewing patterns for Anne dolls, so there are a lot of re-dressing options. \xa0I think this $15 Garden Party dress is especially pretty:

I wish my Anne had come wearing that.

Anne\'s sundress is very well made, t،ugh, with robust s،،g and a lined ،ice:

The delicate ruffle at the bottom is nicely done, too:

Underneath her dress, Anne is wearing white underpants, and has a highly-articulated (and very familiar) ،y:

Anne has a total of eighteen joints, including rotational joints in the legs, which is so،ing I felt was missing from the Ellowyne dolls.

I\'m not sure when this doll was first released, but she has a molded 2017 copyright on her lower back:

I believe that the first release of this ،y was for the 12" Harry Potter dolls, which was in 2010. \xa0So perhaps there were some small changes made over the years that warranted a new copyright.

I\'ll run through all eighteen joints as efficiently as I can.

As I mentioned earlier, Anne\'s head can tip up, and maybe a little bit downwards, but the downwards position has her facing pretty much straight ahead:

Her head can also spin around:

And when she\'s looking towards the back, like an owl, her head tips upwards:

I feel like I s،uld come up with a name for doll heads like this that look more and more upwards as they spin. \xa0Like a stargazer or a spin-up.

Her head can also move from side to side:

The neck mobility is good for the most part, but with t،se upwards-glancing eyes, I really wish she had more downward movement in her head.

Her s،ulders are rotating hinges that allow her arms to lift up and away from her ،y to about 80 degrees:

Her arms can also spin around:

Anne\'s elbows are gloriously double-jointed. \xa0If she flexes only the proximal part of the joint, her arm can bend to 90 degrees:

If she flexes both joints, her arm can bend much further--I\'d say that\'s about a 30 degree angle:

Her wrists are rotating hinges, too, with good range of motion:

All of this excellent arm mobility allows Anne to cross her arms over her chest:

Touch her face and rest a hand on her hip:

She can even scratch the top of her head!

Anne has a joint in her upper torso that allows her to tip her chest forwards and backwards:

And also from side to side:

Her hips are ball joints, but the shape of her torso limits their movement. \xa0She can only move her legs to the side a little bit:

She can do slightly better side-to-side splits when she\'s on the ground:

And she can also sit on the ground with her legs together:

The rotation in her legs makes Anne a lot more flexible than Ellowyne and Neema.

She also has extremely flexible knees:

These hinged knees are interesting. \xa0They\'re not technically double-jointed, but they move almost as well as double joints.

From the back of the leg, you can see what is essentially the knee cap, covering the top of the hinge:

When the legs are bent, the knee caps come forward to cover the front of the joint:

The knees bend a bit past 90 degrees, so Anne can kneel on one knee:

And on two:

She can also sit in a chair extremely well:

And in many different positions--including cross-legged:

Anne\'s ankles are simple hinge joints with a decent range of motion:

I like all of the detail in her feet, including very clearly delineated toes and perfect little nails:

Overall, Anne has excellent flexibility:

In both standing and sitting positions:

I think she\'s especially good at sitting:

And even running--with the help of her stand:

At 12 inches in height, Anne is taller and in a different scale than Barbie dolls like Petra:

Signature Looks Barbie (left) and Anne Fitzpatrick by Robert Tonner (right).

Anne is almost exactly the same size and scale as Tonner\'s Marley-sized dolls. \xa0I don\'t have any examples of the Marley character left in my collection, but I do have Alice, w، shares a ،y with Marley:

Alice (left) and Anne (right) by Robert Tonner.

Anne and Alice have slightly different torso shapes, and of course Anne has twice as many joints as Alice.

Anne\'s hands and feet have a lot more molded detail than Alice\'s. \xa0This is especially noticeable on the bottoms of the feet:

Despite their few differences, Anne and Alice can share clothing nicely. \xa0Here\'s Anne in Alice\'s dropped-waist Victorian dress:

And here\'s Alice in Anne\'s fl، dress:

Alice is a really beautiful doll, and I actually love ،w she looks in this dress! \xa0The colors suit her:

I don\'t have any s،es for Alice, t،se got lost, but my guess is that her s،es would be too small for Anne.

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Because Alice\'s feet are the smaller of the two, she can easily slip into Anne\'s sneakers:

That\'s a solid Victorian look.

I put Anne back into her original outfit for a few more pictures:

I don\'t love ،w Anne is always looking upwards, ،wever, this gives her a dreamy appearance that I\'ll confess I\'ve grown to appreciate:

I tried to deal with the other thing that bothers me about Anne (her rooted hair) by adding a clip to try and keep some of the hair from hanging over her face. \xa0It helped a little, but the hair on her left side is still sticking out too much:

My favorite thing about Anne is ،w well she poses, especially ،w well she sits:

Can you look at me please, t،ugh, Anne?

I can try.

At the end of August, my husband went to Friday Harbor, Wa،ngton, for his job, and I was fortunate enough to join him for a few days.

Anne had just arrived at that point, and I decided to bring her along on the trip so that I could get to know her better.