Original box for doll
Category
Dolls
Date
c. 1980 - c. 1990
Materials
Cardboard box
Measurements
94 x 60 x 35 mm
Place of origin
Bologna
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672625.1
Summary
The original cardboard box for an Argentina miniature doll manufactured by Giocattoli Querzola. The rectangular shaped box is green and white with a colour image of the doll playing football on the front. The word ‘ARGENTINA’ is printed in red capital letters above this image and is also printed on the sides of the box. At the top right hand corner on the front of the box there is a silver 'QUERZOLA MADE IN ITALY' logo which is also on the sides of the box. On the rear, the manufactures name 'GIOCATTOLI QUERZOLA' is printed in capital black lettering.
Provenance
Box for doll manufactured by Giocattoli Querzola. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay in September 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.