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Doll's Jumper

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Gautier-Languereau (designers)
Place of origin
France (made)

Doll's crewneck jumper of knitted blue wool

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Dolls
Knitting
Object type
Doll's jumper
Materials and techniques
Knitted wool
Wool
Knitting
Brief description
Doll's jumper, blue knitted wool, for Bleuette, probably homemade, 1950s
Physical description
Doll's crewneck jumper of knitted blue wool
Dimensions
  • Height: 90mm (laid flat)
  • Across body width: 225mm (laid flat)
  • Depth: 15mm (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
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.177-2017

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Record createdMarch 23, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1436297/dolls-jumper-gautier-languereau/
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