Not on display

Ossi

Soft Toy
1962-1967 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soft toy representing a rabbit, stiffly set into a pose standing on all fours. The ears are soft and flexible. Around the neck is sewn a nylon ribbon. There are nylon whiskers coming from its snout. The nose and toes are represented by applied threads of pink silk. The eye are of brown glass. The Steiff button is in the rabbit's left ear.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOssi (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Mohair, nylon, glass
Brief description
Soft toy, rabbit, 'Ossi', Steiff, 1962-67
Physical description
Soft toy representing a rabbit, stiffly set into a pose standing on all fours. The ears are soft and flexible. Around the neck is sewn a nylon ribbon. There are nylon whiskers coming from its snout. The nose and toes are represented by applied threads of pink silk. The eye are of brown glass. The Steiff button is in the rabbit's left ear.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29cm (maximum including ears)
  • Width: 9cm
  • Depth: 18cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
1323,00 (EAN number)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Louise Anne Wheway
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.128-2017

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Record createdDecember 8, 2017
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