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Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet

Wax Doll
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poured wax doll and three soft toy animals made and dressed by the maker, based on characters from the children's series 'Winnie-the-Pooh'.

Christopher Robin has wax shoulders, head and lower arms and legs, with stuffed cloth toddler body. The head has glass eyes inserted into the wax, blond human hair and eyelashes inserted into the wax. The doll was dressed by the maker in a white sleeveless cotton vest; blue silk short trousers with hook and eye at waist, and front trimmed on leg bottoms; a 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.

Pooh is a teddy bear of beige velvet with black wool embroidered facial features; legs sewn in place, but the arms are jointed.

Eeyore is a soft toy, dark grey flannel, the ears are lined with beige felt. The facial features, mane and tail end are of black wool, the tail is attached with a thumb tack. The figure is formed over a padded wire frame.

Piglet is a soft toy, a pink cotton body and limbs with eyes marked with black ink. The body covered with a brown and white striped cloth; around the neck is a scarf made from brown nylon tights. Attached to right hand is a block of wood bound with white tape.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Doll
  • Soft Toy
  • Teddy Bear
  • Soft Toy
  • Donkey
  • Soft Toy
  • Pig
TitleChristopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
wax, cloth, flannel, velvet, cotton
Brief description
Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet, M Glover, English, 1982
Physical description
Poured wax doll and three soft toy animals made and dressed by the maker, based on characters from the children's series 'Winnie-the-Pooh'.

Christopher Robin has wax shoulders, head and lower arms and legs, with stuffed cloth toddler body. The head has glass eyes inserted into the wax, blond human hair and eyelashes inserted into the wax. The doll was dressed by the maker in a white sleeveless cotton vest; blue silk short trousers with hook and eye at waist, and front trimmed on leg bottoms; a 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.

Pooh is a teddy bear of beige velvet with black wool embroidered facial features; legs sewn in place, but the arms are jointed.

Eeyore is a soft toy, dark grey flannel, the ears are lined with beige felt. The facial features, mane and tail end are of black wool, the tail is attached with a thumb tack. The figure is formed over a padded wire frame.

Piglet is a soft toy, a pink cotton body and limbs with eyes marked with black ink. The body covered with a brown and white striped cloth; around the neck is a scarf made from brown nylon tights. Attached to right hand is a block of wood bound with white tape.
Dimensions
  • Christopher doll height: 425mm
  • Christopher doll width: 200mm
  • Christopher doll depth: 85mm
  • Winnie the pooh ( 1) height: 195mm
  • Winnie the pooh ( 1) width: 110mm
  • Winnie the pooh ( 1) depth: 80mm
  • Eeyore ( 2) height: 120mm
  • Eeyore ( 2) width: 75mm
  • Eeyore ( 2) depth: 250mm
  • Piglet ( 3) height: 100mm
  • Piglet ( 3) width: 80mm
  • Piglet ( 3) depth: 40mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'VER 1982' (Incised on Christopher Robin's neck)
  • 'WAX DOLLS // Made // Margaret Glover // Restored // Isleworth, Middlesex' (trade mark; front and back of body; stamped)
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Collection
Accession number
MISC.265-1982

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2001
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