Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet

Physical description

poured wax doll and three soft toy animals made and dressed by the maker
[Doll] poured wax shoulder head and lower arms and legs with stuffed cloth toddler body, glass eyes inserted into the wax, blond human hair and eyelashes inserted into the wax
dressed by the maker in a whate sleeveless cotton vest; blue slik short trousers with hook and eye at waist and front trimmed on leg bottoms; smocked coat of white cotton, back fastening with 2 pearlized buttons; yoke, boxed collar and cuffs embroidered with blue cotton; pair of white socks; pair of black leather strapped shoes
[Soft Toy] teddy bear, beige velvet stained, with black wool embroidered facial features; legs sewn on but arms jointed
[Soft Toy] donkey, dark grey flannel with the ears lined with beige felt; facial features, mane and tail end of black wool; tail attached with a thumb tack; figure is formed over a padded wire frame
[Soft Toy] pig, pink cotton body and limbs with eyes marked with black ink; body covered with a brown and white striped cloth
around neck is a scarf made from brown nylon tights; attached to right hand is a block of wood bound with white tape

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1982 (made)

Artist/maker

Margaret Glover (maker)

Materials and Techniques

wax, cloth, flannel, velvet, cotton

Marks and inscriptions

[Doll] VER 1982
[Doll] WAX DOLLS // Made // Margaret Glover // Restored // Isleworth, Middlesex

Dimensions

[Doll] height: 16 in, height: 5 in head
[Soft Toy] length: 7.25 in
[Soft Toy] length: 7.5 in
[Soft Toy] length: 4.25 in

Descriptive line

Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet, M Glover, English, 1982

Materials

Cotton; Wax; Velvet; Cloth; Flannel

Techniques

Moulded; Sewn; Poured

Production Type

Unique

Collection code

MoC