Teddy Bear
1947-1949 (made)
| Place of origin |
Teddy bear of green velveteen plush with jointed arms and legs. The head is stitched on to the body. The ears are lined with grey cotton. The eyes are faceted clear orange plastic buttons. The nose and mouth are stitched with dark grey wool. The arms and legs are jointed by passing lengths of string through the sets of limbs and tying off on the right hand side in both cases. The inner ends of the arms have had the plush shaved to denote pads. The legs have end pads sewn on of grey cotton flecked with pink thread. The material used for stuffing is quite rigid. The bear is very well made with only slight wear to the nose area.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | The fur is green velveteen plush. The head, body, arms, legs and ears all made and stuffed independently and then sewn together. |
| Brief description | Jointed teddy bear of green velveteen plush |
| Physical description | Teddy bear of green velveteen plush with jointed arms and legs. The head is stitched on to the body. The ears are lined with grey cotton. The eyes are faceted clear orange plastic buttons. The nose and mouth are stitched with dark grey wool. The arms and legs are jointed by passing lengths of string through the sets of limbs and tying off on the right hand side in both cases. The inner ends of the arms have had the plush shaved to denote pads. The legs have end pads sewn on of grey cotton flecked with pink thread. The material used for stuffing is quite rigid. The bear is very well made with only slight wear to the nose area. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Bärbel Herre in the name of her new granddaughter |
| Object history | The teddy bear was made shortly after World War II from sofa material for the donor when she was a girl. Historical significance: The teddy bear is an excellent example of a homemade toy, making use of materials ready to hand, produced at a time when any sort of commercial toy would have been extremely difficult to acquire. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.295-1998 |
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| Record created | November 18, 1998 |
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