Teddy Bear
1960s (made)
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Teddy bear of machine-knitted synthetic cream-coloured plush. It has an all-in-one body, head and limbs. It has plastic screwed-in safety eyes, the nose and mouth are embroidered in black thread. It is soft-stuffed with a synthetic filling.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Synthetic plush |
| Brief description | Wool plush unjointed teddy bear made in England by Dean's Childsplay Toys Ltd in the 1960s |
| Physical description | Teddy bear of machine-knitted synthetic cream-coloured plush. It has an all-in-one body, head and limbs. It has plastic screwed-in safety eyes, the nose and mouth are embroidered in black thread. It is soft-stuffed with a synthetic filling. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. M. Wrist |
| Object history | Given to the Museum in 1988 by Mrs M. Wrist, the self-titled 'Teddy Lady of Kingston' [87/1567]. Mrs Wrist had a collection of around seventy teddy bears. She presented the Museum with four bears from her collection which she felt were missing from ours (MISC.123 to 126-1988). |
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| Accession number | MISC.125-1988 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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