Archie: Dashing Daisy's very own horse
Doll's Accessory
1975-1980 (manufactured)
1975-1980 (manufactured)
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Toy horse, accessory for 'Daisy' dolls. There is a card box, printed in colours on orange, showing the title, maker's details and illustrations of the horse and 'Daisy' doll. The box contains a dapple grey horse of moulded plastic with black saran mane and tail, brown plastic bridle and clothing, saddlery and winning cups and rosettes (sealed inside a plastic bag).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Archie: Dashing Daisy's very own horse (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | card, plastic, fabrics |
| Brief description | Toy horse, 'Archie', accessory for 'Daisy' doll, Flair Toys, Hong Kong, mid-1970s |
| Physical description | Toy horse, accessory for 'Daisy' dolls. There is a card box, printed in colours on orange, showing the title, maker's details and illustrations of the horse and 'Daisy' doll. The box contains a dapple grey horse of moulded plastic with black saran mane and tail, brown plastic bridle and clothing, saddlery and winning cups and rosettes (sealed inside a plastic bag). |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Copy number | A262 (65901) |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Historical context | Fashion designer and entrepreneur Mary Quant was born in Blackheath in 1934, to Welsh parents. She opened her first shop, Bazaar, in 1955. In the 1960s Quant became a British fashion icon, emblematic of the decade’s youth culture, through her innovative, fun and highly distinctive clothing. In 1973, Model Toys Ltd began manufacturing Daisy, Quant’s fashion doll, named after her famous flower logo. At that time, Model Toys was a subsidiary of Berwick-Timpo, of whom Sir Torquil Norman (later of Bluebird Toys) was chief executive. Norman was godfather to Quant’s son, Orlando, and used this connection to ask Quant to design Daisy’s clothes. Daisy was marketed as ‘the best dressed doll in the world’, and Norman used the Harrogate toy fair to promote the doll clothing real-life models in full-sized versions of the miniature clothing. Daisy was produced until 1983. |
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| Accession number | B.1981:1-1999 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2000 |
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