{"product_id":"1981-barbie-dolls-of-the-world-first-edition-scottish-doll-nrfb","title":"1981 – Barbie – Dolls of the World - First Edition – Scottish – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTartan Was Banned in Scotland for 36 Years After the Jacobite Rising — When the Ban Lifted, It Became Unstoppable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScottish Barbie is from the first wave of the Dolls of the World collection — one of the original releases when Mattel began sending Barbie around the globe in 1981, packaged in the bright rainbow-stripe box that first-wave DOTW collectors recognise immediately. The tartan she wears has a history worth knowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTartan patterns were technically banned in Scotland from 1746 to 1782 under the Act of Proscription — passed after the Jacobite Rising to suppress Highland clan identity — and when the ban was finally lifted, the Highland romance movement associated with Sir Walter Scott and later Queen Victoria's love of Balmoral turned tartan into one of the most commercially successful textile patterns in history. A trajectory that includes, at the end of a very long chain of consequence, this particular doll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e doll, tartan skirt, matching plaid sash, black lace-trimmed jacket, black beret with pompon, and doll stand.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taiwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e #3263\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47488056721598,"sku":"BARBIE-1981-DOLLSOFT-SCOTTISH-DOLL0001","price":178.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1981-barbie-dolls-of-the-world-first-edition-scottish-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1779363683","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1981-barbie-dolls-of-the-world-first-edition-scottish-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}