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Strawberry Shortcake™ Foe

Animal Figure
©1982
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

purple soft vinyl, moulded and painted to represent a snake, probably one of the foes related to the Purple Pieman
it is undulating with the top surface moulded to show diamond patterns; head is bulbous and the eyes are outlined in lime green with matching dots for the nostrils


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Strawberry Shortcake™ Foe
  • Dregs the Snake (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
soft vinyl, moulded and painted
Brief description
Snake, Hong Kong, 1983
Physical description
purple soft vinyl, moulded and painted to represent a snake, probably one of the foes related to the Purple Pieman
it is undulating with the top surface moulded to show diamond patterns; head is bulbous and the eyes are outlined in lime green with matching dots for the nostrils
Dimensions
  • Length: 3¾in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
A.G.C. ©1982 H K (moulded into the underside of the head)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
It has been used by Palitoy for commercial display.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.628-1998

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Record createdFebruary 16, 1999
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