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Strawberry Shortcake, Gooseberry the Goose

Lady Duck
©1982
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

white hollow blown vinyl, moulded and painted to represent a mother duck sitting down decorated with yellow beak and feet; dark pink bonnet with a green bow under the chin; over the back is a shawl in green with white dots knob at the top; eyes painted black dots

the figure is hollow with a hole at the bottom

Object details

Object type
TitleStrawberry Shortcake, Gooseberry the Goose (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
white hollow blown soft vinyl, moulded and painted
Brief description
Duck, Hong Kong, 1983
Physical description
white hollow blown vinyl, moulded and painted to represent a mother duck sitting down decorated with yellow beak and feet; dark pink bonnet with a green bow under the chin; over the back is a shawl in green with white dots knob at the top; eyes painted black dots

the figure is hollow with a hole at the bottom
Dimensions
  • Height: 2 1/8in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
©A.G.C. 1982 K 36 (moulded into the underside of the duck)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
It has been used by Palitoy for a commercial display.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.629-1998

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Record createdFebruary 12, 1999
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