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Gifts made with J & P Coats' Threads
Sewing Pattern Booklet
1950-1959 (manufactured)
1950-1959 (manufactured)
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24-page sewing booklet with instructions for making gifts:
1. girl's embroidered cap and matching shoulder bag
2. 'Bob Bunny' rabbit soft toy
3-9. adult items (luncheon set, two bags, mules, coat hanger, apron, potholder)
10. 'Hugo Horse' horse soft toy
11. baby's bib with six appliqué designs
12-14. adult items (two aprons, luncheon set, oven gloves)
15. dressed 'golly' soft toy
16. feeding apron
17. baby's jacket
18-21. adult items (monogrammed handkerchiefs, sewing kit, glove case, knitting apron)
22. 'Cecil and Claudia' dressed rag dolls
1. girl's embroidered cap and matching shoulder bag
2. 'Bob Bunny' rabbit soft toy
3-9. adult items (luncheon set, two bags, mules, coat hanger, apron, potholder)
10. 'Hugo Horse' horse soft toy
11. baby's bib with six appliqué designs
12-14. adult items (two aprons, luncheon set, oven gloves)
15. dressed 'golly' soft toy
16. feeding apron
17. baby's jacket
18-21. adult items (monogrammed handkerchiefs, sewing kit, glove case, knitting apron)
22. 'Cecil and Claudia' dressed rag dolls
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper with photographic illustrations |
| Brief description | Paper sewing pattern booklet, Gifts, printed in Scotland by J. and P. Coats between 1950 and 1959 |
| Physical description | 24-page sewing booklet with instructions for making gifts: 1. girl's embroidered cap and matching shoulder bag 2. 'Bob Bunny' rabbit soft toy 3-9. adult items (luncheon set, two bags, mules, coat hanger, apron, potholder) 10. 'Hugo Horse' horse soft toy 11. baby's bib with six appliqué designs 12-14. adult items (two aprons, luncheon set, oven gloves) 15. dressed 'golly' soft toy 16. feeding apron 17. baby's jacket 18-21. adult items (monogrammed handkerchiefs, sewing kit, glove case, knitting apron) 22. 'Cecil and Claudia' dressed rag dolls |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Gifted by Gillian M. Warren. |
| Object history | The original golliwog was a central character in a series of books by Bertha and Florence Upton published between 1895 and 1909. Florence, the illustrator of the stories, based the golliwog on a doll she had acquired in the US in the 1880s. The appearance of this doll was influenced by the Blackface performance tradition. From the late 19th century until the 1960s, the golliwog flourished as a toy. Its image featured on toys, games, textiles and ceramics and was also used by food companies. From the 1970s the golliwog’s popularity began to wane as many British people felt that it promoted racial stereotypes. |
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| Accession number | B.507-1997 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2000 |
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