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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, Case 2, Shelf 4

Le Clan

Ensemble
1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gautier-Languereau (designers)
Place of origin
France (made)

Doll's ensemble consisting of a blouse and a kilt. The blouse is white, with short, turned-up sleeves and a collar. It is of cotton, roughly woven to give it the appearance of worsted. The woollen kilt's pattern does not seem to be based on a genuine tartan.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Dolls
Scotland
Object type
Ensemble
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Blouse
  • Kilt
TitleLe Clan (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Wool, cotton
Wool
Cotton (Textile)
Machine Sewing
Brief description
Doll's ensemble, 'Le Clan', white shirt and tartan skirt, for Bleuette, 1955
Physical description
Doll's ensemble consisting of a blouse and a kilt. The blouse is white, with short, turned-up sleeves and a collar. It is of cotton, roughly woven to give it the appearance of worsted. The woollen kilt's pattern does not seem to be based on a genuine tartan.
Dimensions
  • B.166 1 2017 blouse height: 90mm (laid flat)
  • B.166 1 2017 blouse width: 165mm (laid flat)
  • B.166 1 2017 depth: 5mm (laid flat)
  • B.166 2 2017 kilt height: 175mm (laid flat)
  • B.166 2 2017 kilt width: 135mm (laid flat)
  • B.166 2 2017 kilt depth: 10mm (laid flat)
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]
Subject depicted
Tartan
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.166:1, 2-2017

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Record createdMarch 23, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1436287/le-clan-ensemble-gautier-languereau/
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