Untitled
Category
Dolls
Date
c. 2010
Materials
Plastic doll in textile clothes contained in cardboard box
Place of origin
China
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672684
Summary
A set of four character dolls by The Vivid Toy Group of the members of the boy band JLS; Ortise Williams, J.B. Gill, Marvin Humes and Aston Merrygold. Each of the dolls comes in its original cardboard box packing with one having an additional accessory item of a replica trilby hat. JLS were formed in 2007 and rose to prominence when they were runners up on the ITV talent show The X Factor in 2008. They disbanded in 2013 but reformed in 2020.
Provenance
Plastic doll manufactured by The Vivid Toy Group circa 2010. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.