300 D
Doll
1965 (manufactured)
1965 (manufactured)
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The 300 D doll was Fredun Shapur's first toy design which used plastic. Its colouring, form, and basic facial features were intended to provide a blank surface for children's imaginations. The dolls were also made in red and grey colourings, and boasted a line of modern clothing.
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| Title | 300 D (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic, moulded and printed |
| Brief description | '300 D' doll, designed by Fredun Shapur for Amanda Jane, England, 1965 |
| Physical description | Doll made from dark blue plastic. It is designed in a simple Modernist manner with no obvious ethinicity or gender, with minimal facial features moulded and printed in black, and a hairstyle of moulded lines. It is simply jointed and pivots at the arms, legs and neck. It has slender limbs and a spherical head, fingerless cup-like hands, and toeless feet. With the doll is a hexagonal card box, simply printed with block areas of brown and red, and with the manufacturer's name in white. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Fredun Shapur |
| Historical context | The 300 D was awarded the London Design Centre label in 1965. |
| Production | These dolls were also available in red and grey colourings, and had a line of clothing. |
| Summary | The 300 D doll was Fredun Shapur's first toy design which used plastic. Its colouring, form, and basic facial features were intended to provide a blank surface for children's imaginations. The dolls were also made in red and grey colourings, and boasted a line of modern clothing. |
| Bibliographic reference | p. 32-33
Shapur, Mira (ed.) and Ogata, Amy F. Fredun Shapur, Playing with Design. Paris, 2013 |
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| Accession number | MISC.257:1, 2-1988 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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