Teddy bear
Merrythought
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1992
Materials
Fake fur, cotton, wool and stuffing
Measurements
515 mm (length); 280 mm (width); 515 mm (height)
Place of origin
Ironbridge
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663490
Summary
A Rupert Bear with white fake fur and a stitched cream nose and black stitched mouth. He has two black plastic 'boot button' eyes, each has a little black line coming off the bottom edge of the eye. His limbs are jointed to the torso and he has a swivel head. His two hands have opposable thumbs and he is solidly stuffed. His arms, torso and legs are felt and his hands and head have a longer fake fur. His two labels are attached to the lower back. Rupert’s has a red woollen jumper which has a Velcro fastening at the back. His scarf and trousers match each other, both being yellow with a black printed-on check. The scarf is fringed at either end, and tied loosely around the neck. His trousers are elasticated, however, the elastic has lost most of its stretch. There is a tiny hole at the front of the trousers and at the back of his left leg. The bottom of the trousers have a stitched seam where they have been turned up. He has two white boots, each with six laced holes; the laces are white also. It is possible that the glue attaching the soles to the body of the boots has seeped onto the boots, leaving yellow rims. There is a black scuff on the right side of the right boot, and also on the left side of the left boot and on the front of the left boot. The boots have stitching detail where the separate pieces of plastic are joined to form the boot. The underneath of the soles of the boots have an elephant juggling numbers and wearing boys clothing on each of them. The heels of the boots have '123' imprinted on them. The edging of the soles is dimpled.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr David Hall in 2010. From a collection of soft toys collected by the donor's late wife Jane between 1975 - 2005.
Makers and roles
Merrythought , maker