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Doll

ca. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

toddler type girl doll, soft vinyl headand arms, hard vinyl body and legs; painted facial features, blue sleeping eyes and dark brown rooted saran hair; jointed at the reverse socket neck, shoulders and hips
the front of the body has been cut out from below the neck to the top of the legs so various body parts may be inserted, the front can be replaced on the body; body contains a pair of lungs, dark blood red vinyl with a loop at the top to which is attached a length of wire
doll is wearing a polyester/cotton dress, printed in colours with a plain green yoke and lace trim, press stud fastening at the back; also a pair of white nylon knickers and ribbed socks and a pair of white plastic strap shoes


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Doll
  • Doll Body Part
  • Doll Body Part
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Dress
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Underpants
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Shoe
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Shoe
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Sock
  • Doll's Clothing
  • Sock
Materials and techniques
PVC, polyester/cotton, nylon
Brief description
Vinyl doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Vinyl chest piece for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Plastic lungs for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Polycotton dress for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Nylon underpants for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Plastic shoe, Cinderella No 3, for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Plastic shoe, Cinderella No 3, for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Nylon sock for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s

Nylon sock for doll (female) made in England for educational purposes in the 1970s
Physical description
toddler type girl doll, soft vinyl headand arms, hard vinyl body and legs; painted facial features, blue sleeping eyes and dark brown rooted saran hair; jointed at the reverse socket neck, shoulders and hips
the front of the body has been cut out from below the neck to the top of the legs so various body parts may be inserted, the front can be replaced on the body; body contains a pair of lungs, dark blood red vinyl with a loop at the top to which is attached a length of wire
doll is wearing a polyester/cotton dress, printed in colours with a plain green yoke and lace trim, press stud fastening at the back; also a pair of white nylon knickers and ribbed socks and a pair of white plastic strap shoes
Dimensions
  • Height: 20½in
hed height 5in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • CINDERELLA NO. 3 (heels of shoes; moulded)
  • MADE IN ENGLAND (nape of doll's head; moulded)
  • MADE IN ENGLAND produced as a small circle with Made above, England below and In in the middle (upper back of doll; moulded)
Credit line
Given by Hampshire County Council Museums Service
Production
Attribution note: The cutting of the body was not done during manufacture and it was probably not done by the manufacturer.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.200:1-1999

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Record createdNovember 26, 1999
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