Name/TitleKnitting pattern: Puppet Gloves & Hat
About this objectP&B Wools No. 739: Two Pairs of Puppet Mitts and a Hat to be worn with both pairs. The glove designs are titled 'Golliwog's Cake Walk' and 'Punch and Judy'. Priced 6d.
Fully digitised (8 pages)
MakerPatons & Baldwins Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1950s
Period1950s
Place MadeEngland, Brentford
Place NotesDept. SHB, Patons & Baldwins Ltd, Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 248 x W: 185 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - children's clothing
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - clothing accessories
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association DescriptionThis booklet contains a pattern for a "golliwog" feature, a racist caricature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golliwog:
The golliwog, golliwogg or golly is a doll-like character – created by white cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton – that appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of rag doll. It was reproduced, both by commercial and hobby toy-makers, as a children's toy called the "golliwog", a portmanteau of golly and polliwog, and had great popularity in the UK and Australia into the 1970s.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePattern
Object numberGWL-2022-135-9
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved