Soft Toy
ca. 1920 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This dog belonged to Ruth Esme Lucas, nee Terry, (26/10/1917-20/07/2006) when she was a girl. Ruth remained a life-long lover of animals and was known as "the monkey lady". She kept many of her childhood toys including dolls, a dolls house and several Britains farm animals, and in later years this dog had pride of place in a special chair.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched and stuffed mohair |
| Brief description | Black mohair toy dog made in about 1920, probably in England |
| Physical description | An unjointed completely black mohair dog firmly stuffed with wood wool. The stance is somewhere between standing and sitting on its hind legs. The mohair is long with a longer mane and tail. The fur has been cut short in places on the face which has brown and black glass eyes and a stitched nose and mouth. There are two rough overlapping pieces of mohair on the back legs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Nicholas Lucas |
| Object history | The dog belonged to the donor's mother, Ruth Esme Lucas, nee Terry, (26/10/1917-20/07/2006) |
| Summary | This dog belonged to Ruth Esme Lucas, nee Terry, (26/10/1917-20/07/2006) when she was a girl. Ruth remained a life-long lover of animals and was known as "the monkey lady". She kept many of her childhood toys including dolls, a dolls house and several Britains farm animals, and in later years this dog had pride of place in a special chair. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.78-2011 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2011 |
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