Teddy Bear
ca. 1950 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
The teddy bear gets its name from Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, President of the United States. His refusal to shoot a captured bear in November 1902 was made famous through a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in the Washington Post newspaper. The endearing cartoon bear became associated with the President. When the teddy bear craze took off in the States in 1906, the soft toys became commonly known as teddy bears.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched and stuffed mohair, linen, glass, wool, metal |
| Brief description | Mohair musical teddy bear probably made in Australia in the 1950s |
| Physical description | Golden mohair teddy bear with jointed arms and legs but unjointed head. The pads are coated linen similar to rexine. The eyes are orange and black glass and the nose and mouth stitched black wool. The small rounded ears are sewn over the head seams. There is a metal knob in the middle of the back. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Angela Palmer |
| Summary | The teddy bear gets its name from Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, President of the United States. His refusal to shoot a captured bear in November 1902 was made famous through a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in the Washington Post newspaper. The endearing cartoon bear became associated with the President. When the teddy bear craze took off in the States in 1906, the soft toys became commonly known as teddy bears. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.253-2009 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2010 |
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