Teddy Bear
1980s (Manufactured)
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This teddy bear was bought in the Paris toy shop in the 1980s by the former director of the Museum of Childhood, Anthony Burton. It is an example of a teddy bear that was designed to engage babies rather than children. It has a hook of rope on the back of the neck to attach it to the ceiling or a mobile above a cot. It has a knitted head and a patchwork body.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stitched fabrics |
| Brief description | Multicoloured teddy bear, made in Germany by Westfalenstoffe in the 1980s |
| Physical description | Teddy bear with a multicoloured check body and a white knitted head with blue eyes and red nose and mouth. There is a small length of rope at the back of the neck for attaching it to a mobile or the ceiling above a cot. At the base of the body is a cord to pull to produce a noise from the internal mechanism |
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| Credit line | Given by Anthony Burton |
| Object history | The teddy bear was bought in a Paris toy shop in the 1980s as an example of a bear designed for nursery use to engage babies, rather than young children. It was donated to the museum by its former director, Anthony Burton. |
| Summary | This teddy bear was bought in the Paris toy shop in the 1980s by the former director of the Museum of Childhood, Anthony Burton. It is an example of a teddy bear that was designed to engage babies rather than children. It has a hook of rope on the back of the neck to attach it to the ceiling or a mobile above a cot. It has a knitted head and a patchwork body. |
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| Accession number | B.102-2012 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2013 |
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