Character doll
Mattel
Category
Dolls
Date
1998
Materials
Textile doll with paper labels and plastic case
Measurements
210 mm (Height)
Place of origin
China
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672574
Summary
A textile doll of the Rugrats character Suzie Carmichael, manufactured by Mattel and Arcotoys. The doll is light brown in colour with large white eyes and dark brown braided hair with red ribbons. The doll is dressed in a purple top with short blue/turquoise arms and a green flower pattern around a central box that contains a green dragons head. The dolls trousers are lime green and she is wearing a pair of red slippers. There are two labels attached to the rear of the doll, one with the Rugrats logo on it and the other with a trademark for Star Bean, plus the number ‘0140KY’. Attached to the left wrist of the doll is a paper label for Suzie Carmichael contained in a plastic case.
Provenance
Manufactured by Mattel and Arcotoys in 1998. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood in August 2020 via ebay as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Mattel , manufacturer