D83_006702 Costume Doll in Red Bonnet

Item Reference: 006702
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small toy doll, in clear plastic packaging, with simple dress and red bonnet. Her attire resembles some traditional Scandinavian dress. Doll appears to have never been removed from its packaging.
Date: c. 1970s
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D83_006701 ‘Miss China’ Doll

Item Reference: 006701
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small toy doll, in clear plastic packaging, manufactured by ‘Linda’, labelled as ‘Miss China’. Doll wears a pink tunic-blouse with patterning and black trousers. Both upper and lower garments feature thread brocade detailing.
Date: c. 1960s
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D83_006700 ‘Miss Devon’ Rexard Doll

Item Reference: 006700
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Rexard Doll ‘Miss Devon’ doll, minus the packaging. Doll wears a full-length purple dress, an apron with a flower pattern, and lace detailing around the bodice. Straw hat with green and purple felt flowers affixed. Black hair.
Date: c. 1960s
Further Information: 
Links: Information on the construction of Rexard dolls.

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D83_006685 ‘Miss Switzerland’ Doll

Item Reference: 006685
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small plastic toy doll, in clear plastic packaging, labelled ‘Miss Switzerland’. In clothing that resembles typical fashions of the late 1950s-1970s, with red shoes and brown hair with a red bow.
Date: c. 1980s
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D83_006684 ‘Japan’ Costume Doll

Item Reference: 006684
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small plastic doll, labelled ‘Japan; in traditional dress. The doll is wearing a kimono and its hair is in a modest up-do style. Head unattached.
Date: c. 1970s
Further Information:  The hairstyle could be a simplified version of traditional Nihongami.
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D83_006683 Doll in Black Hat

Item Reference: 006683
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Plastic doll in black hat and elaborate dress, possibly depicting someone Dutch. The dress resembles a Dutch Klederdracht and the hat has plastic tulips affixed. The dress features flower stitching and a netted apron. Blonde plaited hair. With open and close eyes.
Date: c. 1970s
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D83_006682 ‘Thailand’ Costume Doll

Item Reference: 006682
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small hard plastic doll labelled ‘Thailand’ in traditional dress. The dress appears to be a mixture of the lower body panung garment and upper body suea pat garment. Features a hairstyle with two twisted buns around either side of the head. Head unattached.
Date: c. 1970s
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D83_006681 ‘Bruxelles’ Costume Doll

Item Reference: 006681
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small toy doll, in clear plastic packaging, presumably sold as a souvenir from Brussels. In traditional dress. Cord in the colour of the Belgian flag colours, for hanging or holding, is attached to the packaging. Labelled with ‘Bruxelles’
Date: c. 1980s
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