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Metadata
Object Name |
Doll |
Subject |
1990s Children & Youth Domestic Life Personal Effects Toys |
Category |
9: Recreational Artifacts |
Sub-category |
Toy |
Accession Number |
2018.006.010 |
Donor |
Meghan Dahl |
Description |
Baby Troll Doll Toy16cm W x 19cm H Hard plastic head (tan) with brown and black glass eyes and molded facial features. Back of head stamped with: © Russ Made in China Has satin fabric clown suit with ruffled collar and fuchsia fur pompom attached to chest. Clown suit is yellow on right side and purple on left side with yellow collar with alternating sleeve and shoe colours. Satin shoes have pointed toes. Hands are tan fabric with stitched finger details. Hair is faux fur in neon fuchsia colour. Original tag still attached with yellow string. Has photo of Troll on front and reads: Baby Troll TM by Russ Back of tag reads: Russ Baby Trolll © Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. Oakland, New Jersey Made in China Printed in Hong Kong Item No. 3606 Caution: Remove all hang tag attachments before giving toy to a child. |
Provenance |
Circa, 1990 Troll Dolls first became a sensation in the 1960s and eventually faded in popularity. The dolls were first created in 1959 by Thomas Dam (originally known as Dam Dolls). They became briefly popular again during the 1970s through the 1990s and were copied by several manufacturers under different names. Russ Berrie and Company trolls are known simply to collectors as Russ trolls. According to company history, Russ Berrie made trolls for many years but they became popular in the 1990s. Russ Berrie and Company was later sued by Thomas Dam. The doll was owned by former Museum Manager at the Mission Museum, Meghan Dahl. |
Accession number |
2018.006 |