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2010/70/1 Dolls (42), wearing Qantas uniforms, textile / plastic, dolls made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1959-2010, costumes made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010. Click to enlarge.
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'Barbie' dolls wearing Qantas uniforms

This donation consists of forty-two Ken and Barbie dolls dressed in Qantas uniforms hand-made by John Willmott-Potts, who worked as a cook and flight steward with Qantas for 24 years. Each doll represents a different Qantas uniform design from 1948-2009 and where possible John matched the Barbie to the date the uniform was released. The uniforms were crafted from original patterns which a friend of Willmott-Potts miniaturised to enable John to fit them for the Barbie and Ken dolls.

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Object No.

2010/70/1

Object Statement

Dolls (42), wearing Qantas uniforms, textile / plastic, dolls made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1959-2010, costumes made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010

Physical Description

The forty two dolls, consisting of Barbie, Ken and others, are wearing a variety of different Qantas uniforms from 1988-2010. The uniforms feature the shirts, jackets, pants, shoes and even some accessories including brooches, hats and bags representing the evolution of the Qantas uniforms used during this period.

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Credit Line

Gift of John Willmott-Potts, 2010

Acquisition Date

17 October 2010

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/409749 |title='Barbie' dolls wearing Qantas uniforms |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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