Happy
Character Doll
1938-40 (manufactured)
1938-40 (manufactured)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American film based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full length animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney. The British Chad Valley toy company was one of several who were licensed to make Disney merchandise and the set of Snow White and the dwarfs proved to be extremely popular.
Object details
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| Title | Happy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, cloth, felt and metal |
| Brief description | Soft toy Dwarf figure from Snow White & the Seven Dwarves, made in England by Chad Valley Co. Ltd. 1938-40 |
| Physical description | The soft toy represents the character Happy from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The toy has a pressed felt mask face with painted black eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows and red nose, lips and cheeks. A white beard frames his face and is attached at his temples. The Doc is a stuffed toy with a cloth torso and blue trousers. He is dressed in a short-sleeve blue shirt belted at the waist with a tan-coloured band and metal buckle. He wears a tan-coloured detachable felt hat and stitched on slippers. He has an original Walt Disney tag on the left arm that labels him as Happy. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Literary reference | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Summary | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American film based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full length animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney. The British Chad Valley toy company was one of several who were licensed to make Disney merchandise and the set of Snow White and the dwarfs proved to be extremely popular. |
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| Accession number | B.6-2005 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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