Character doll
Mattel Inc
Category
Dolls
Date
1996
Materials
Plastic doll wearing textile top
Measurements
330 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672584.2
Summary
A Bubbling Mermaid Barbie doll manufactured by Mattel. The plastic doll has a top half in the shape of a black female with long dark hair, waring the base of a pink plastic crown on her head and a pair of pink plastic earrings. She is dressed a pink textile bikini top with blue straps. The bottom half of the doll is shaped like a fish’s tail and is coloured pink and blue. The dolls head and arms are moveable.
Provenance
Doll manufactured by Mattel Inc in 1996. 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