Soft Toy
1908-1912 (manufactured)
A fully jointed, head and all four legs, soft toy elephant, grey in colour. The tweed mohair is very worn in places particularly on the head, trunk and front legs. The head and body are stuffed with kapok and the legs more sturdily with wood wool. This stuffing has shifted somewhat especially at the tops of the front legs. There is a tail sewn on a t the back of the body with dark grey wool ends. The trunk is very long and there are two tusks of cream felt on either side. The ears are large and floppy and are sewn onto the sides of the head. The eyes are two brown thread covered raised buttons. There are remains of brown wool toe markings on the feet.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stitched and stuffed tweed plush |
| Brief description | Tweed plush soft toy elephant made about 1910 |
| Physical description | A fully jointed, head and all four legs, soft toy elephant, grey in colour. The tweed mohair is very worn in places particularly on the head, trunk and front legs. The head and body are stuffed with kapok and the legs more sturdily with wood wool. This stuffing has shifted somewhat especially at the tops of the front legs. There is a tail sewn on a t the back of the body with dark grey wool ends. The trunk is very long and there are two tusks of cream felt on either side. The ears are large and floppy and are sewn onto the sides of the head. The eyes are two brown thread covered raised buttons. There are remains of brown wool toe markings on the feet. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Winifred May Le Roy |
| Object history | The donor was born Winifred May Reitlinger on 31 May 1904 in London, the youngest of seven children. The elephant was a gift from an aunt. |
| Production | Probably made by a leading soft toy manufacturer in either England or Germany Reason For Production: Retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.19-2001 |
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| Record created | November 22, 2001 |
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