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Tenderheart Bear

Teddy Bear
1983 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soft toy bear with movable arms and legs designed to be placed in a seated position, primarily of beige nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a two tone pink heart design stitched panel on its front. The white foot paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is an orange stitched line extending into a smile with a small pink tongue protruding. The nose is a brown plastic heart shape. The eyes are black, brown and white plastic with brown felt lashes. The eyebrows are two brown stitched lines. There is a tuft of beige nylon hair at the top of the head. There is a short tail and a red plastic heart shape placed to the right of this with the Care Bears logo in white on it. There is a white label printed in red sewn into the right bottom seam.


Object details

Object type
TitleTenderheart Bear (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stitched and stuffed nylon plush
Brief description
Nylon plush Care Bear, Tenderheart Bear, made in Taiwan by Kenner in 1983
Physical description
Soft toy bear with movable arms and legs designed to be placed in a seated position, primarily of beige nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a two tone pink heart design stitched panel on its front. The white foot paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is an orange stitched line extending into a smile with a small pink tongue protruding. The nose is a brown plastic heart shape. The eyes are black, brown and white plastic with brown felt lashes. The eyebrows are two brown stitched lines. There is a tuft of beige nylon hair at the top of the head. There is a short tail and a red plastic heart shape placed to the right of this with the Care Bears logo in white on it. There is a white label printed in red sewn into the right bottom seam.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 42cm
  • Seated height: 33cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Care / Bears™ (Trade mark; Plastic heart attached to lower right side)
  • KENNER® / CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 / TENDERHEART BEAR® / Care Bears TM / COLLECTION / © AMERICAN GREETINGS / CORP. 1983 / 61090 TB / MADE IN TAIWAN / PAT. PENDING (Textual information; On one side of label)
  • Penn. Reg. No. 74 / ALL NEW MATERIALS / Stuffed with / 100% Synthectic Fiber / MACHINE WASHABLE / Tie Toy in pillowcase, / Wash warm, tumble dry, / medium heat. / Brush plush to fluff / DO NOT DRY CLEAN (On one side of label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Historical significance: One of the very first Care Bears to be made. They were not commercially available in Britain until 1984
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
B.1480-1999

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Record createdNovember 22, 2000
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