Dolls' house
Bluebird Toys plc
Category
Dolls' houses and furnishings
Date
circa 1990
Materials
Plastic and paper
Measurements
Box –90 mm (width); 30 mm (height closed); 193 mm (depth open); 104 mm (depth closed), Doll -25 mm (height)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662559
Summary
A Polly Pocket doll's house which consists of a lilac plastic hexagonal box with the name ‘Polly Pocket’ and logo moulded and printed in gold-coloured ink on the lid. The lid and base are hinged together. The box opens to reveal the interior of a miniature Japanese house in the lid of the box and a garden in the base, mostly made from moulded and painted plastic. There are two small Polly Pocket dolls - one in a lilac kimono, the other in a short white outfit - both jointed in the middle so they can sit or stand. The miniature house and garden each have a set of steps up to the hinge of the box, each passing over a fish pond made from glossy, colour-printed paper which is stuck on. The house consists of one room which contains two beds, a black cabinet and black table set for a meal. The garden has lilac rocks, a green gate with a red dragon on it, a red bench and a pink paper path. There is also a white 'carousel', which can be rotated and has four moulded shapes into which the dolls can be fitted. There are another two of these shapes in the garden and two in the house. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of box: in square border except last line: Bluebird C in circle/ BLUEBIRD TOYS PLC/ SWINDON/ ENGLAND/ C in circle 1990/ MADE IN CHINA
Makers and roles
Bluebird Toys plc , maker