Original box for doll
Mattel Inc
Category
Dolls
Date
1998
Materials
Cardboard box with cellophane window
Measurements
275 x 228 x 105 mm
Place of origin
China
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672590.1
Summary
The original cardboard box packaging for a Becky I’m The School Photographer character doll manufactured by Mattel. The rear and sides of the rectangular shaped box are made of card and there is a large cellophane window on the front through which the doll can be seen. The front, ends, and rear of the box all have a Mattel trademark logo with 'MATTEL' in white capital letters on a circular red background. The dolls number (20202) is printed in black above all of these logos. The rear of the box has a colour photo of Becky and four of her 'friends' who are all other dolls available from Mattel. The inside of the box is designed as a colour scene of a school building with a cardboard figure of the ‘Cool Blue Barbie’ doll sitting down on the right hand side. Consumer information is printed at the bottom of one side of the box with trademark and copyright details printed at the bottom of the other side. At the time of cataloguing (September 2023), the box is still sealed and has never been opened.
Provenance
Original box for doll manufactured by Mattel Inc in 1998. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay in August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Mattel Inc , manufacturer