Microphone stand
Mattel Inc.
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic replica microphone stand
Measurements
270 mm (Height); 35 mm (Dia of base)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672582.6
Summary
A plastic replica microphone stand, an accessory included with an Ella Fitzgerald character doll from the Barbie Inspiring Women series of dolls by Mattel. The stand is silver and has a circular base with a rectangular shaped microphone element at the top of a slender pole. Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996) was an American jazz singer often referred to as ‘The First Lady of Song’ or ‘The Queen of Jazz’.
Provenance
Accessory included with an Ella Fitzgerald character 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