Panda
1938-1940 (manufactured)
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Teddy bear shaped panda soft toy with jointed head and limbs. The head and body front are white mohair plush. The arms, legs, ears and body back are black mohair plush. The feet and paw pads are white linen. The eyes are black and orange glass on wire shanks with a backing of black felt. The nose is of black wool horizontally stitched, the mouth an almost straight line of black wool with a short vertical stitch. There are four white wool stitched claws on each paw and three on each foot (one is missing on each). The head is stuffed with wood wool (excelsior), the body with kapok and the arms and legs with a mixture of these two. There is a squeaker type voice box within the body.
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Materials and techniques | Stitched wool and mohair with excelsior and kapok stuffing |
Brief description | Mohair plush panda teddy bear made in England in the 1930s |
Physical description | Teddy bear shaped panda soft toy with jointed head and limbs. The head and body front are white mohair plush. The arms, legs, ears and body back are black mohair plush. The feet and paw pads are white linen. The eyes are black and orange glass on wire shanks with a backing of black felt. The nose is of black wool horizontally stitched, the mouth an almost straight line of black wool with a short vertical stitch. There are four white wool stitched claws on each paw and three on each foot (one is missing on each). The head is stuffed with wood wool (excelsior), the body with kapok and the arms and legs with a mixture of these two. There is a squeaker type voice box within the body. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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Accession number | B.226-1999 |
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Record created | March 6, 2000 |
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