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Teddy 2002

Teddy Bear
2002 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Robin Rive designed this bear. She is an award winning teddy designer from New Zealand. This bear, called Teddy 2002, won a Toby award in 2002. It was made especially to commemorate one hundred years of the teddy bear. It is made to look like Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was known as Teddy and is said to have given his name to the soft toy.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTeddy 2002 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stuffed and sewn mohair plush
Brief description
Brown mohair plush teddy bear made in New Zealand by Countrylife in 2002
Physical description
Long brown mohair plush fully jointed teddy bear. The bear is designed to resemble President Theodore Roosevelt with a hat, a red spotted scarf around the neck and a pair of spectacles.
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
187
Credit line
Given by Countrylife NZ
Object history
Winner of the TOBY award in 2002
Production
Reason For Production: Commemorative
Summary
Robin Rive designed this bear. She is an award winning teddy designer from New Zealand. This bear, called Teddy 2002, won a Toby award in 2002. It was made especially to commemorate one hundred years of the teddy bear. It is made to look like Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was known as Teddy and is said to have given his name to the soft toy.
Collection
Accession number
B.22-2003

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Record createdOctober 31, 2003
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