Doll's bag
Mattel Inc.
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
1998
Materials
Textile bag with cardboard labels
Measurements
35 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672605.5
Summary
A travel bag made of red and silver textile material, one of the accessories included with a ‘Space Camp Barbie’ character doll manufactured by Mattel Inc. The bag has two looped handles and there are two small cardboard labels attached to one of these handles; one for a person’s name and destination details and the other with a U.S. Space Camp logo on it.
Provenance
Accessory included with doll manufactured by Mattel Inc. in 1998. 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