Doll's handbag
Mrs Jenny Darby
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1980 - circa 1989
Materials
Wool and paper
Measurements
35 mm (width); 10 mm (depth); 50 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671156.2
Summary
A red handbag made as an accessory for a 'strawberry shortcake' doll. It is knitted from red wool with a plastic silver jewel on the front to fasten. Inside the bag are two hand-made paper 'newspapers/magazines'. One has the title 'The Sun' and the other 'Woman's Own'. There is also a small cardboard 'Cheque'. Total number of items is 4.
Provenance
Handmade by the donor for the donor's daughters in the 1970s and 1980s, and donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Jenny Darby in February 2012.
Marks and inscriptions
On the back of the eck: 'AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP 1979, HONG KONG'
Makers and roles
Mrs Jenny Darby, manufacturer