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Pippa

Fashion Doll
1972-1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sealed boxed doll.

Card window box printed in colours on beige to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the doll and flowers; on the back is a form to be collected with others for a free Pippa Friend Doll or additional clothing - a petal design is used. The box lined with a preformed shape and printed in shades soft brown.

The doll is in seated position, held by elastic around its waist; dressed in a yellow printed cotton sleeveless dress and pair of white plastic shoes. It has a reverse socket head, jointed hard plastic woman's body, long blond rooted saran hair, painted facial features, blue eyes with black nylon lashes. It is jointed at neck, shoulders, hips with diagonal waist joint and visible hip and knee joints covered with a whitish paint. The arms are slightly bent with hands slightly cupped.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Pippa (manufacturer's title)
  • The Pocket Size Fashion Doll (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
soft vinyl, hard vinyl, saran hair; card and cellophane, printed
Brief description
Boxed doll, Pippa® The Pocket Size Fashion Doll, about 1977
Physical description
Sealed boxed doll.

Card window box printed in colours on beige to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the doll and flowers; on the back is a form to be collected with others for a free Pippa Friend Doll or additional clothing - a petal design is used. The box lined with a preformed shape and printed in shades soft brown.

The doll is in seated position, held by elastic around its waist; dressed in a yellow printed cotton sleeveless dress and pair of white plastic shoes. It has a reverse socket head, jointed hard plastic woman's body, long blond rooted saran hair, painted facial features, blue eyes with black nylon lashes. It is jointed at neck, shoulders, hips with diagonal waist joint and visible hip and knee joints covered with a whitish paint. The arms are slightly bent with hands slightly cupped.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.25in
  • Box height: 7in
  • Box width: 4½in
  • Box depth: 1½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
32441
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Pippa' (Title, printed on box)
  • 'The pocket size fashion doll' (Sub-title, printed on box)
  • 'PALITOY® / Made in Hong Kong / for Palitoy' (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
The doll should bear the same marks as those of B.1556-1999.
Production
Attribution note: sample
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1582-1999

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Record createdApril 10, 2000
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