Larry the Lamb
Soft Toy
ca. 1950 (manufactured)
ca. 1950 (manufactured)
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Larry the Lamb was one of the main characters from Toytown, a hugely popular radio programme from the late 1920s and early 1930s, part of the BBC's Children's Hour series. Toytown was created by Sydney George Hulme Beaman (1887 - 1932). Larry's best friend in the stories was Dennis the Dachshund and his catch-phrse was a bleated "I do my little be-e-est".
Object details
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| Title | Larry the Lamb (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched and stuffed mohair |
| Brief description | White mohair toy, Larry the Lamb, made about 1950 probably in England |
| Physical description | Long white mohair covered toy lamb with black felt feet. It is jointed at the neck and all four limbs. It is stuffed with a mixture of wood wool and sub. The ears are folded over and lined with pale orange felt. The nose and mouth are stitched with black wool, the nose denoted by a simple V shape and the mouth by an inverted Y. There is a piece of black wool thread on the left cheek , probably the tie off from the mouth and nose stitching. The eyes are dark glass with no separate pupils. They have white felt eyelids. A short tail is stitched to the lower back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Nicholas Lucas |
| Object history | Belonged to the donor, Nicholas Lucas b. 26/11/1947 |
| Summary | Larry the Lamb was one of the main characters from Toytown, a hugely popular radio programme from the late 1920s and early 1930s, part of the BBC's Children's Hour series. Toytown was created by Sydney George Hulme Beaman (1887 - 1932). Larry's best friend in the stories was Dennis the Dachshund and his catch-phrse was a bleated "I do my little be-e-est". |
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| Accession number | B.80-2011 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2011 |
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