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Prancing Princess

Toy Horse
1993-1994 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1. horse; moulded lilac plastic with black; pink and white eyes and lashes. The legs are jointed to the body at the top and under each hoof is a small ridged wheel. The underside of the body is moulded with an area of holes for the sound but the batteries are actually placed in the remote control unit which attached under the tail on a length of white wire. The mane and tail are formed from lengths of pink and white nylon hair which has be brushed and braided etc., mane is also decorated with long ribbons. (The mane and tail are still contained in their protective plastic bags.) The remote control unit is pink plastic with a black arrow shaped button. It opens at the bottom to take the batteries.
2. cap for the remote control
3. saddle; moulded pink plastic complete with stirrups
4. girth; moulded pink plastic; it has tongues which fit through slits in the saddle sides.
5. bridle; moulded pink plastic with straps which loop under the head and fix into slots on the right side of it.
6,7. reins; moulded pink plastic which fix over studs on the bridle and loop together at the other end
8. comb; moulded pink plastic; wavy in shape
9. barrette; mouled pink plastic
10. pompom; white nylon wool and elastic with pink ribbon
11. box; card covered with paper printed in colours to show the title, maker's name and addresses and photographs of the horse and equipment.
12,13. two box linings of brown card to hold the figure and control unit
14. printed sheet giving Battery Safety Guidelines published by the British Battery Manufacturers Association.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 14 parts.

  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
  • Horse
TitlePrancing Princess (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded plastic and card
Brief description
Plasic battery operated horse called Prancing Princess made in China for Blue Box Toys in 1993 or 1994
Physical description
1. horse; moulded lilac plastic with black; pink and white eyes and lashes. The legs are jointed to the body at the top and under each hoof is a small ridged wheel. The underside of the body is moulded with an area of holes for the sound but the batteries are actually placed in the remote control unit which attached under the tail on a length of white wire. The mane and tail are formed from lengths of pink and white nylon hair which has be brushed and braided etc., mane is also decorated with long ribbons. (The mane and tail are still contained in their protective plastic bags.) The remote control unit is pink plastic with a black arrow shaped button. It opens at the bottom to take the batteries.
2. cap for the remote control
3. saddle; moulded pink plastic complete with stirrups
4. girth; moulded pink plastic; it has tongues which fit through slits in the saddle sides.
5. bridle; moulded pink plastic with straps which loop under the head and fix into slots on the right side of it.
6,7. reins; moulded pink plastic which fix over studs on the bridle and loop together at the other end
8. comb; moulded pink plastic; wavy in shape
9. barrette; mouled pink plastic
10. pompom; white nylon wool and elastic with pink ribbon
11. box; card covered with paper printed in colours to show the title, maker's name and addresses and photographs of the horse and equipment.
12,13. two box linings of brown card to hold the figure and control unit
14. printed sheet giving Battery Safety Guidelines published by the British Battery Manufacturers Association.
Dimensions
  • Box height: 30.5cm
  • Box width: 30.5cm
  • Box depth: 8.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Copy number
No. 7901 (021105 079012)
Marks and inscriptions
BB
Object history
References: remote control walking horse with real galloping sounds designed to fit 11½in dolls such as Barbie or Sindy
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.14:1 to 14-1994

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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