Soft Toy
ca. 1906 (made)
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| Place of origin |
These rabbits belonged to the Cattley family who lived in Ealing, west London. The two boys, Gilbert and Donald, and three girls, Nellie, Constance and Maud, were all born between 1885 and 1892. Between them they owned a vast array of soft toys including nine teddy bears. The children were devoted to their toys. They made beautiful clothes for them, took them on holiday, photographed them and painted their portraits
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | stuffed woollen cloth with straw, embroidery, sewing. |
| Brief description | Rabbit soft toy made of white woollen cloth, Germany, 1906c. |
| Physical description | Rabbit soft toys made of white wollen cloth stuffed with white straw. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Maud Evelyn Cattley |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Maud Evelyn Cattley. These soft rabbit toys belonged to her children, who also made their own elephant soft toy called 'Pumpie'. Together with their other soft toys and teddy bears that were very popular at that time, the rabbits were treated like a member of the family. |
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| Summary | These rabbits belonged to the Cattley family who lived in Ealing, west London. The two boys, Gilbert and Donald, and three girls, Nellie, Constance and Maud, were all born between 1885 and 1892. Between them they owned a vast array of soft toys including nine teddy bears. The children were devoted to their toys. They made beautiful clothes for them, took them on holiday, photographed them and painted their portraits |
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| Accession number | MISC.72:1-1979 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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