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Boutique CHIC-A-BOO

Character Clothing
©1979
Artist/Maker
Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Hong Kong

red card window box, printed in colours to show the titles, maker's details and photographs of other outfits in the series; box is shaped at the top and printed in purple to suggest roof tiles
designed to fit 7in. characters
contains a dress and matching bonnet, red cotton printed in colours to show a floral design, white broderie anglaise trim, artificial yellow and green plastic flower

Object details

Object type
Character clothing
TitleBoutique CHIC-A-BOO (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card, printed in colours; moulded plastic; cotton
Plastic
Card
Cotton
Moulded
Printed
Brief description
clothing, ©Chad Valley
dress and bonnet
Physical description
red card window box, printed in colours to show the titles, maker's details and photographs of other outfits in the series; box is shaped at the top and printed in purple to suggest roof tiles
designed to fit 7in. characters
contains a dress and matching bonnet, red cotton printed in colours to show a floral design, white broderie anglaise trim, artificial yellow and green plastic flower
Dimensions
  • Height: 9¾in
  • Width: 6½in
  • Depth: 1in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
87120
Marks and inscriptions
  • ©1979 Chad Valley (box; printed)
  • 87120
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
the Boutique Chic-a-boo is the English version of the Boutique MONCHHICHI
Production
Made in Hong Kong

Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.469-1999

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Record createdNovember 18, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12222/boutique-chic-a-boo-character-clothing-chad-valley-company/
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