Untitled
Mattel Inc
Category
Dolls
Date
1996
Materials
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672604
Summary
A ‘Barbie Pet Doctor’ character doll manufactured by Mattel Inc. The doll comes in its original cardboard box packaging with the following accessories: a cat figure, a dog figure, a medical bag, a pet’s bed with battery activated animal noises, two pet feeding bowls, a clipboard, a syringe, an ear ostoscope tool, a dogs bone, a brush, two clips, a stethoscope and a watch. At the time of cataloguing (October 2023) the original box remains sealed and its contents have never been removed from it.
Provenance
Doll and accessories manufactured by Mattel Inc in 1996. 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
Mattel Inc , manufacturer