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Female sailor doll
A doll won in a raffle by Mrs W. Dyer on board the P & O liner 'Stratheden' on her passage to India, during Christmas 1938. A female sailor doll, with a stuffed body and papier mâché face, holding in one arm a small male sailor doll of identical composition. The female doll is wearing a blue and cream sailor suit with three white stripes on the collar and cuffs. She has a blue felt skirt, navy tie and white cap with grey ribbon inscribed: 'STRATHEDEN'. She has blue and white shoes, blue bows and white socks. Her hair is made of yellow wool in two plaits with mauve ribbons. The male doll has a similar uniform in felt, and also has a cap with 'STRATHEDEN' on the ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0107 |
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| Collection: | Toys, games and music |
| Type: | Doll |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Deans |
| Vessels: | Stratheden (1937) |
| Date made: | 1938 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 230 mm x 1000 mm x 290 mm |
| Parts: | Female sailor doll |
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