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Teddy bear

Teddy bear

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (manufactured)

  • Date:

    ca. 1910 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    J K Farnell & Co Ltd (manufacturers)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Stuffed and sewn mohair plush

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Miss K. M. Finch

  • Museum number:

    MISC.14-1974

  • Gallery location:

    Museum of Childhood, Creativity Gallery, case 4

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J. K. Farnell is credited with making the first British teddy bear in about 1905. The company made this bear slightly later, and it was dressed soon after it was made. Nuns on the island of Malta made the shirt. The sailor's jacket has several appropriate medal ribbons. They include the Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal, either the Second China Medal (1857-1860) or the Boxer Rising Medal (1900), and the Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1901) for the Boer War.

Physical description

Blonde mohair plush fully jointed teddy bear. The eyes are glass and the nose, mouth and claws are stitched with black wool. The feet pads are felt and are reinforced with card. The bear is dressed in a cotton shirt and a navy blue sailor's outfit.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (manufactured)

Date

ca. 1910 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

J K Farnell & Co Ltd (manufacturers)

Materials and Techniques

Stuffed and sewn mohair plush

Dimensions

Height: 51 cm

Object history note

The bear was dressed soon after it was made. The shirt was made by nuns on the island of Malta and the sailor's jacket has the date appropriate medal ribbons for the Queen Victoria Jubilee Medal, either the Second China Medal (1857-1860) or the Boxer Rising Medal (1900) and the Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1901) for the Boer War.

Descriptive line

Mohair plush teddy bear made in England by J K Farnell in about 1910

Production Note

Reason For Production: Retail

Materials

Mohair

Techniques

Sewn

Categories

Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

MoC

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