Doll's bath
Mattel
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Plastic and cardboard.
Measurements
Bath - 285 mm (width); 300 mm (height); 195 mm (depth), Box - 250 mm (width); 295 mm (height); 95 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662424
Summary
A bubble bath set for Barbie, made from pink plastic and accompanied by its original box. It consists of a main piece which includes the bath, two panels, one at the back which joins on to another at the 'foot' end, and various accessories. The expected contents have been assumed from the images on the box - the missing ones would appear to be a chair, a towel and a comb. The bath is made from dark pink plastic, the panels are paler pink plastic. The back panel has an insert of clear plastic which is printed with a scene of flowers and butterflies. There should be a 'mirror' sticker on the other panel but this is missing. A length of clear plastic tube connects the white pump at one corner to a 'shower head' which fits into a doll's hand. The box is made in one piece from colour-printed cardboard. It has the ' Barbie' logo and 'Bubble Bath' in English, French, German and Italian. There is a torn orange price sticker on the box reading '£8.99'. Total number of items is 10.
Makers and roles
Mattel , maker