item details
NameDoll, Cabbage Patch Kids
ProductionColeco; manufacturer(s); 1980s; United States
Xavier Roberts; creating agency; 1978; United States
Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc.; toymaker; 1982-1987; New York
Xavier Roberts; creating agency; 1978; United States
Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc.; toymaker; 1982-1987; New York
Classificationdolls, cloth dolls
Materialsplastic, cotton, polyester, wool
Dimensions340mm, 400mm, 110mm
Registration NumberGH017580
Credit lineGift of Mrs J. R. Smart, 2012
Overview
Cabbage Patch Doll
Cabbage Patch Kids started out in 1976 as ‘Little People’, adoptable dolls hand-made by Xavier Roberts, a 21 year old American art student. He combined his interest in sculpture with quilting skills passed down from his mother, to create his first soft-sculpture dolls.
In 1982 Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. signed a long term licensing agreement allowing the production of toy replica dolls, like this one. At the same time, the name Little People® was changed to Cabbage Patch Kids® which is now used for both the toys and the hand-made originals.