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TIFFANY TAYLOR™

Teenage Doll
©1975 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Ideal Toy Corp (manufacturer)
Place of origin
USA
Hong Kong (manufactured)

card window box, printed in colours on red to show the title, maker's details and photgraphs of the doll and instruction illustrations; card lining to which the doll is still attached
contains a large poseable 'fashion' doll with blond and brunette hair, painted facial features and false eyelashes
dressed in a gold lame swim suit with lime yellow long skirt and matching plastic shoes

Object details

Object type
Teenage doll
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Lining
TitleTIFFANY TAYLOR™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
prinated card, moulded vinyl, lame and nylon fabrics
Card
Vinyl
Lame
Nylon
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
TIFFANY TAYLOR, Ideal, USA and Hong Kong, 1975

TIFFANY TAYLOR, Ideal, USA and Hong Kong, 1975
Physical description
card window box, printed in colours on red to show the title, maker's details and photgraphs of the doll and instruction illustrations; card lining to which the doll is still attached
contains a large poseable 'fashion' doll with blond and brunette hair, painted facial features and false eyelashes
dressed in a gold lame swim suit with lime yellow long skirt and matching plastic shoes
Dimensions
  • Height: 21in
  • Width: 7½in
  • Depth: 3½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
No.1202-1, No.1203-9BLK
Marks and inscriptions
  • Not recommended for children under the age of 3 (box)
  • Patent Pending (box)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
designed to change hair colour by turning top of head
Production
marked DOLL HEAD AND OUTFIT MADE IN HONG KONG

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1850:1-1999

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Record createdMay 25, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39896/tiffany-taylor-teenage-doll-ideal-toy-corp/
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