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Panda

1938-1940 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Teddy bear shaped panda soft toy with jointed head and limbs. The head and body front are white mohair plush. The arms, legs, ears and body back are black mohair plush. The feet and paw pads are white linen. The eyes are black and orange glass on wire shanks with a backing of black felt. The nose is of black wool horizontally stitched, the mouth an almost straight line of black wool with a short vertical stitch. There are four white wool stitched claws on each paw and three on each foot (one is missing on each). The head is stuffed with wood wool (excelsior), the body with kapok and the arms and legs with a mixture of these two. There is a squeaker type voice box within the body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stitched wool and mohair with excelsior and kapok stuffing
Brief description
Mohair plush panda teddy bear made in England in the 1930s
Physical description
Teddy bear shaped panda soft toy with jointed head and limbs. The head and body front are white mohair plush. The arms, legs, ears and body back are black mohair plush. The feet and paw pads are white linen. The eyes are black and orange glass on wire shanks with a backing of black felt. The nose is of black wool horizontally stitched, the mouth an almost straight line of black wool with a short vertical stitch. There are four white wool stitched claws on each paw and three on each foot (one is missing on each). The head is stuffed with wood wool (excelsior), the body with kapok and the arms and legs with a mixture of these two. There is a squeaker type voice box within the body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.226-1999

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Record createdMarch 6, 2000
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