Doll's clothes
Trendon Limited
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
1982
Materials
Cotton, cardboard,plastic, metal and textiles
Measurements
Box - 383 mm (length); 290 mm (width); 26 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Stockport SK5 6DU
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660998
Summary
A set of clothing for a 'Sashababy' doll (dress, knickers, hat and shoes) in it’s original packaging (1982). The doll was made by the company 'Trendon Limited', Stockport, UK. The clothes were donated as new by Trendon Limited in 1982 and has therefore been dated 1982. Sasha dolls were created by a Swiss artist called Sasha Morgenthaler. From 1965 Sasha dolls were produced by various different companies and then in 1970 'Trendon Limited', Stockport, UK began production. Trendon Limited produced these dolls until 1984 when 'Sasha Dolls Limited' became the selling company until 1986 when the factory closed. The set includes a white cotton dress with long sleeves, a round neck and a full skirt, a pair of knickers and a hat, red plastic shoes and a white flannel teddy bear. The set is displayed in it's original shallow rectangular box with clear plastic front. The packaging appears to still be unopened. The box is made from white cardboard with a shallow frame around the edge and has a clear plastic film in the centre under which the clothes are displayed. Attached to a piece of cardboard beside the sleeve of the dress is a piece of string with a round metal and cardboard 'medallion' which has the word 'Sasha' printed on it. On the reverse of the box is black text and 10 black and white photographs. The top left-hand corner has a description relating to the history of Sasha dolls. Five of the photographs show Sasha babies dressed in different outfits and the other five photographs show different outfits displayed on their own. Total number of items is 7.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom inside and outside of frame: 'Clothes for Sasha baby'
Makers and roles
Trendon Limited, maker