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Teddy Bear

1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teddy bear of machine-knitted synthetic cream-coloured plush. It has an all-in-one body, head and limbs. It has plastic screwed-in safety eyes, the nose and mouth are embroidered in black thread. It is soft-stuffed with a synthetic filling.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Synthetic plush
Brief description
Wool plush unjointed teddy bear made in England by Dean's Childsplay Toys Ltd in the 1960s
Physical description
Teddy bear of machine-knitted synthetic cream-coloured plush. It has an all-in-one body, head and limbs. It has plastic screwed-in safety eyes, the nose and mouth are embroidered in black thread. It is soft-stuffed with a synthetic filling.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mrs. M. Wrist
Object history
Given to the Museum in 1988 by Mrs M. Wrist, the self-titled 'Teddy Lady of Kingston' [87/1567]. Mrs Wrist had a collection of around seventy teddy bears. She presented the Museum with four bears from her collection which she felt were missing from ours (MISC.123 to 126-1988).
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.125-1988

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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