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Evasion

Doll's Jacket
1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Doll's jacket of red corduroy. It is collarless and double-breasted, with a row of three brass buttons on each side of the front. At the back is an attached belt with two additional brass buttons.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEvasion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Cotton corduroy, brass
Brief description
Doll's jacket, 'Evasion', red corduroy, for Bleuette, 1955
Physical description
Doll's jacket of red corduroy. It is collarless and double-breasted, with a row of three brass buttons on each side of the front. At the back is an attached belt with two additional brass buttons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 110mm (laid flat)
  • Width: 220mm (laid flat)
  • Depth: 10mm (laid flat)
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
Fashion and action

People wear different clothes for different occasions, and so do our dolls.

These two sailors have lots of different outfits to choose from. One of them was originally designed for a boy and the other for a girl, but if you think about it, they aren’t that different.

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, group object label]
Credit line
Given by Mrs Nike de Bellaigue
Object history
Given to the Museum by Nike de Bellaigue [2016/949]
Collection
Accession number
B.165-2017

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Record createdMarch 23, 2018
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