Name/TitleKnitting pattern: Children's Caps
About this objectWeldons Knitwear B1012: Children's Caps 1-3 years, 1 oz. 3-ply for each - five designs titled the Golliwog Cap, the Bunny Cap, the Sailor Cap, the Chick Cap and the Pom-Pom Cap; priced 6d.
Fully digitised (4 pages)
MakerWeldons Ltd
Maker RoleProprietors
Period1950s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesPrinted in England by Sun Printers Ltd, London and Watford and published by The Amalgamated Press Ltd, The Fleetway House, London EC4
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 132 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - children's clothing
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - clothing accessories
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association KeywordsStereotyping
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-2016-95-49
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved