Atlantic Sailor
Ensemble
1950s (made)
1950s (made)
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Doll's sailor ensemble consisting of a tunic, skirt and hat. The white cotton tunic is short-sleeved with blue and white striped cuffs and sailor's collar. The stripes are made with applied strips of cotton. The tunic fastens below the collar using a hook and eye which is hidden behind a navy blue nylon bow. The pleated cotton skirt fastens at the side with a hook and eye. The sailor-style cap has a nylon band and a cotton crown.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Atlantic Sailor (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, nylon, metal |
| Brief description | Doll's sailor outfit, 'Atlantic Sailor', for Bleuette, early 1950s |
| Physical description | Doll's sailor ensemble consisting of a tunic, skirt and hat. The white cotton tunic is short-sleeved with blue and white striped cuffs and sailor's collar. The stripes are made with applied strips of cotton. The tunic fastens below the collar using a hook and eye which is hidden behind a navy blue nylon bow. The pleated cotton skirt fastens at the side with a hook and eye. The sailor-style cap has a nylon band and a cotton crown. |
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| Gallery label | Fashion and action
People wear different clothes for different occasions, and so do our dolls.
These two sailors have lots of different outfits to choose from. One of them was originally designed for a boy and the other for a girl, but if you think about it, they aren’t that different.
[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery group object label](2023) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Nike de Bellaigue |
| Object history | Given to the Museum by Nike de Bellaigue [2016/949] |
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| Accession number | B.157:1-2017 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2018 |
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