Ultra Hair Barbie

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Artist/Maker	Mattel, Inc. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	China (manufactured)

Card window box printed in pinks to show a daisy design and overprinted in other colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll with various hairstyles
contains a dressed teenage doll with hairdressing accessories

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Categories	Dolls & Toys Children & Childhood Fashion
Object type	Teenage doll
Parts	This object consists of 22 parts. Doll Dress Knickers Shoe Shoe Earring Earring Ring Comb Barbie Gel Hair Accessory Hair Accessory Hair Accessory Hair Accessory Hair Accessory Box Box Lining Box Lining Panel Leaflet Leaflet Leaflet Information Sheet
Title	Ultra Hair Barbie (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Printed card, moulded vinyl and plastic Vinyl Card Plastic Moulded Printed
Brief description	Ultra Hair Barbie, teenage doll wearing Pucci-style print minidress, in original box, Mattel, made in China, 1991-1992
Physical description	Card window box printed in pinks to show a daisy design and overprinted in other colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll with various hairstyles contains a dressed teenage doll with hairdressing accessories
Dimensions	Height: 32.5cm Width: 15.3cm Depth: 6.3cm
Production type	mass produced
Object history	Bought January 1993 from Woolworth PLC; price £10.43. There had been a major court case between Mattel Inc and the makers of the Sindy Doll, Hasbros, which resulted in the proposed remodelling of the latter's doll. A group was purchased at this time to show the differences and similarities between the teenage dolls of the period.
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted	Figures Women Clothing Hair Dresses
Associated objects	B.2:1-1993 B.3:1-1993
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.1:1 to 22-1993

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Record created	April 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35446/ultra-hair-barbie-teenage-doll-mattel-inc/

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