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2010/70/1-15 Doll, Barbie wearing Qantas uniform c.1958, plastic / textile, doll made by Mattel Inc, place of manufacture unknown, 1990, costume made by John Willmott-Potts, Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1990-2010. Click to enlarge.
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Barbie doll wearing historical Qantas uniform c. 1958

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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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
'Barbie' dolls wearing Qantas uniforms
1959-2010

Summary

Object No.

2010/70/1-15

Object Statement

Doll, Barbie wearing Qantas uniform c.1958, plastic / textile, doll made by Mattel Inc, place of manufacture unknown, 1990, costume made by John Willmott-Potts, Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1990-2010

Physical Description

The doll, with brown hair held up by a number of coloured clips and pins, is wearing a pink, floral kimono, with a gold and silver sash. She has on a pair of pink heels and is wearing extensive blue eye makeup.

Marks

Marks on doll Mattel and 1990

Short URL

https://ma.as/413425

Dimensions

Width

110 mm

Depth

45 mm

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/413425 |title=Barbie doll wearing historical Qantas uniform c. 1958 |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=28 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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