Original box for doll
Vivid Imagination Ltd
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard box with cellophane window
Measurements
340 x 140 x 55 mm
Place of origin
China
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672595.1
Summary
The original cardboard box packaging for a Pocahontas character doll one of the Princess series of dolls manufactured by Vivid Imaginations for Disney. The box has a see through plastic lid with ‘Disney Princess’ printed in white letters in the top left corner and ‘Pocahontes’ printed, also in white letters, in the centre at the bottom. In the middle there is a pattern of white falling leaves. The rear of the box features a large colour image of Pocahontes and two smaller images of other dolls available in the series (Jasmine and Snow White). There are trademark logos for Disney on the sides and rear of the box and for Vivid Imaginations on one end of the box and its sides. The item number for the doll (S144946) is printed at the top right corner of one end of the box. The inside of the box is decorated in green to appear as a forest scene.
Provenance
Original box for doll and accessories manufactured by Vivid Imaginations Ltd. for Disney. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay in September 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Vivid Imagination Ltd, manufacturer