Paddle Doll
1983 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
“The Blue Cat Toy Company” consists of Arthur Findlater and Mally Sargent, who have been running their business since 1980. They are based in Gloucestershire and make a range of wooden toys including badges, pull-along animals, boats, trains, aeroplanes and cars. Each item is unique and is signed and dated. Their work is sold through shops and galleries, or by mail order. They were named “Toymaker of the Year” by the British Toymakers’ Guild in 1984/5.
All these toys are of painted and varnished wood. The doll and from were voted joint “Toy of the Year” by the British Toymakers’ Guild in 1982. The doll is based on an ancient Egyptian design and her hair of wooden beads rattles against her body. The frog jumps when the stick is flicked making a loud ‘clack’.
Misc. 127, 128, 129-1983
All these toys are of painted and varnished wood. The doll and from were voted joint “Toy of the Year” by the British Toymakers’ Guild in 1982. The doll is based on an ancient Egyptian design and her hair of wooden beads rattles against her body. The frog jumps when the stick is flicked making a loud ‘clack’.
Misc. 127, 128, 129-1983
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wood and string |
| Brief description | Painted wooden paddle doll made in England by The Blue Cat Toy Company in 1983 |
| Physical description | A paddle doll of painted wood, with beads and strings. It is based on an Egyptian paddle doll. It is falt and bulbous, painted red with white, dark and pale blue, black, green and yellow. Four pieces of string each with green, black, yellow and blue beads are attached to the head. |
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| Summary | “The Blue Cat Toy Company” consists of Arthur Findlater and Mally Sargent, who have been running their business since 1980. They are based in Gloucestershire and make a range of wooden toys including badges, pull-along animals, boats, trains, aeroplanes and cars. Each item is unique and is signed and dated. Their work is sold through shops and galleries, or by mail order. They were named “Toymaker of the Year” by the British Toymakers’ Guild in 1984/5. All these toys are of painted and varnished wood. The doll and from were voted joint “Toy of the Year” by the British Toymakers’ Guild in 1982. The doll is based on an ancient Egyptian design and her hair of wooden beads rattles against her body. The frog jumps when the stick is flicked making a loud ‘clack’. Misc. 127, 128, 129-1983 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.128-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2004 |
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