Teddy 2002
Teddy Bear
2002 (manufactured)
2002 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Robin Rive designed this bear. She is an award winning teddy designer from New Zealand. This bear, called Teddy 2002, won a Toby award in 2002. It was made especially to commemorate one hundred years of the teddy bear. It is made to look like Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was known as Teddy and is said to have given his name to the soft toy.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Teddy 2002 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Stuffed and sewn mohair plush |
| Brief description | Brown mohair plush teddy bear made in New Zealand by Countrylife in 2002 |
| Physical description | Long brown mohair plush fully jointed teddy bear. The bear is designed to resemble President Theodore Roosevelt with a hat, a red spotted scarf around the neck and a pair of spectacles. |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 187 |
| Credit line | Given by Countrylife NZ |
| Object history | Winner of the TOBY award in 2002 |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commemorative |
| Summary | Robin Rive designed this bear. She is an award winning teddy designer from New Zealand. This bear, called Teddy 2002, won a Toby award in 2002. It was made especially to commemorate one hundred years of the teddy bear. It is made to look like Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was known as Teddy and is said to have given his name to the soft toy. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.22-2003 |
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| Record created | October 31, 2003 |
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