Character doll
Galoob
Category
Dolls
Date
1999
Materials
PVC doll in fabric costume contained in a cardboard box with a cellophane window
Measurements
330 x 180 x 65 mm
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672106
Summary
A doll of ‘Scary Spice’ Melanie Brown from the pop band The Spice Girls in its original packaging. The doll is made of PVC and is from the ‘Spice It Up’ official merchandise set. The doll is dressed in a tiger stripped costume and the box also contains a second pin stripped suit costume and two pairs of shoes/boots. The box is made of cardboard and has a cellophane window through which the doll can be seen. It has 'Scary Spice' written in pink text at the top right corner of the front and 'Spice Girls Spice It Up' in multicoloured text at the bottom. There are images of four of the Spice Girls ('Sporty', 'Posh', 'Baby' and 'Scary') on the back of the box and on one side confirming that the doll was produced after May 1998 when 'Ginger' Spice Geri Halliwell left the band. The Spice Girls formed in the UK in 1994 and were made up of Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) Victoria Beckham (nee Adams – Posh Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice).
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay on 15th September 2017 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project
Marks and inscriptions
On all sides of box: 'Galoob' logo in red printed on all sides of box
Makers and roles
Galoob, manufacturer