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TRESSY

Doll
dated 1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

fully jointed vinyl doll with painted facial features and long blond saran hair which could be lengthen or shortened by a turning knob in the centre back; jointed at the neck (reverse socket), shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips and knees
wearing dark blue hand band, blue plastic shoes and white nylon knickers
sealed in original plastic bag


Object details

Object type
TitleTRESSY (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
soft vinyl
Brief description
Tressy, Palitoy, 1980
Physical description
fully jointed vinyl doll with painted facial features and long blond saran hair which could be lengthen or shortened by a turning knob in the centre back; jointed at the neck (reverse socket), shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips and knees
wearing dark blue hand band, blue plastic shoes and white nylon knickers
sealed in original plastic bag
Dimensions
  • Height: 11¾in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • MADE IN HONG KONG (stamped on bag)
  • QC App'd Tressy 28.2.80 (on sample)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: sample
Collection
Accession number
B.1608-1999

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Record createdApril 10, 2000
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