Certificate of authenticity
Mattel Inc
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
2019
Materials
Paper
Measurements
105 x 170 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672581.3
Summary
A paper Certificate of Authenticity, an accessory included with a Rosa Parks character doll from the Barbie Inspiring Women series of dolls by Mattel. The certificate has the number/code ‘FXD76-0970-DOM’ printed at bottom left. Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) was a black American civil rights activist. She is best known for refusing to leave her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama, when ordered to vacate it for a white passenger in December 1955.
Provenance
Accessory included with Rosa Parks doll manufactured by Mattel Inc. in 2019. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood in September 2020 via ebay as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Mattel Inc , manufacturer