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Teddy Bear

1990s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Dean's (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (manufactured)

Dean’s was founded in 1903 as Dean’s Rag Book Company. It originally made teddy rag sheets. Its most productive time for actual bear making was in the 1920s and 1930s. The company moved to Wales in 1972 and is still making bears today.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Object type
Teddy bear
Materials and techniques
Stitched and stuffed mohair plush and velvet
Plush
Velvet
Stitching
Stuffing
Brief description
Pink plush teddy bear made in Great Britain by Dean's Rag Book Co Ltd in the 1990s
Physical description
Pink teddy bear with jointed head, arms and legs. All four paw pads are covered with pink velvet. The eyes are black plastic and the nose and mouth are stitched in black wool. There is a label stitched on to the right foot paw pad printed in brown with the company's name and logo. There is another label stitched into the left side seam between the left arm and leg, also printed in brown with the logo, the CE safety mark and the number 16 (in black).
Dimensions
  • Height: 30cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Audrey Davidson
Summary
Dean’s was founded in 1903 as Dean’s Rag Book Company. It originally made teddy rag sheets. Its most productive time for actual bear making was in the 1920s and 1930s. The company moved to Wales in 1972 and is still making bears today.
Other number
16 - Limited Edition Number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.139-2012

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265641/teddy-bear-deans/
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