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Soft toy - Sneezy

Sneezy

  • Object:

    Soft toy

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (manufactured)

  • Date:

    1948-1952 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Cotton, cloth, felt and metal

  • Museum number:

    B.9-2005

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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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 proved to be extremely popular.

Physical description

The manufactured soft toy is Sneezy from the Snow White and the Seven dwarfs. The toy has a pressed felt mask face with painted blue eyes with black eyelashes, eyebrows and wrinkle lines. The toy has a red nose, lips and cheeks. A long white beard frames his face and is attached at his temples. Sneezy is a stuffed toy with a cloth torso and orange trousers. He is dressed in a short-sleeve royal blue shirt which with two orange-coloured buttons. He wears a faded blue-coloured detachable felt hat and slippers. Sneezy is missing his belt buckle.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (manufactured)

Date

1948-1952 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Cotton, cloth, felt and metal

Marks and inscriptions

Hygienic Toys
Manufactured in England by
Chad Valley Co. UK
SNEEZEY

Dimensions

Length: 17.3 cm, Width: 7.3 cm from waist, Depth: 5.3 cm from head

Descriptive line

Soft toy Sneezy figure made in England by Chad Valley Co. Ltd. probably in the late 1940s to early 1950s.

Exhibition History

Magic Worlds (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery 26/01/2013-14/04/2013)
Magic Worlds (Museum of Childhood 08/10/2011-04/03/2012)
Magic Worlds (Museums Sheffield, Weston Park 28/04/2012-06/01/2013)

Materials

Cotton (textile); Metal; Cloth; Felt

Techniques

Moulded; Stitching; Felting

Categories

Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

MoC

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