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Sindy 'Out-and-About' set

Sindy Designer Outfit
1963 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Pedigree Dolls & Toys (Manufacturer)
Place of origin
exeter (made)

Sindy 'Out-and-About' outfit, consisting of a red felt jerkin and a white and red checked shirt. It is one of the longest running Sindy outfit, continuing to be re-released until its last appearance in the Sindy catalogue in 1970. Later descriptions of the outfit attempted to make it seem more fashionable, presenting the jerkin as a waistcoat.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Object type
Sindy Designer Outfit
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sindy 'Out-and-About' Cotton Shirt
  • Sindy 'Out-and-About' Jerkin
Titles
  • Sindy 'Out-and-About' set (manufacturer's title)
  • Sindy Designer Outfit (generic title)
Materials and techniques
A variety of sewn fabrics.
Cotton (Textile)
Metal
Felt
Stitching
Brief description
Sindy 'Out and About' red and white checked shirt and scarlet jerkin.
Physical description
Cotton red & white check shirt and a scarlet red V-neck jerkin made of felt. The shirt has long sleeves with two rows of stitching at the wrist to simulate cuffs. It had a sewn-on collar and turned-back lapels to form a V-shape neckline. The shirt is fastened at the front with two painted metal poppers.
The sleeveless V-neck jerkin echoed the shape of the front of the shirt and was cut quite deeply enabling the shirt and the poppers to be displayed underneath. The jerkin fastened at the back with three painted metal poppers.
Content description
Unmarked
Style
20th Century Second Half
Credit line
Bequeathed by Susan Lucie White
Summary
Sindy 'Out-and-About' outfit, consisting of a red felt jerkin and a white and red checked shirt. It is one of the longest running Sindy outfit, continuing to be re-released until its last appearance in the Sindy catalogue in 1970. Later descriptions of the outfit attempted to make it seem more fashionable, presenting the jerkin as a waistcoat.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.186:1 to 2-2012

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Record createdNovember 28, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1257884/sindy-out-and-about-set-sindy-designer-outfit-pedigree-dolls/
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