Details
A Steiff rod bear
with golden mohair, large black boot button eyes, pronounced snout, remains of sealing wax nose, horizontal seam from ear to ear, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, large shaped paws and feet, fetl pads, card lined feet, hump and metal rod jointing --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1904 (repair darning to snout and cheek, patches of repair, lacks button, wear to pads, considerable overall wear to mohair); and a framed photograph of the bear in his original nursery
See Colour Plate 6 (2)
with golden mohair, large black boot button eyes, pronounced snout, remains of sealing wax nose, horizontal seam from ear to ear, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, large shaped paws and feet, fetl pads, card lined feet, hump and metal rod jointing --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1904 (repair darning to snout and cheek, patches of repair, lacks button, wear to pads, considerable overall wear to mohair); and a framed photograph of the bear in his original nursery
See Colour Plate 6 (2)
Provenance
This bear was the childhood companion of Miss Esther Rowntree, born 30 October 1904, a grandchild of William Rowntree (1806 - 1901), cousin of the famous confectionery & chocolate manufacturers of York. Miss Rowntree was born at Folkton Manor, Scarborough, where the bear was photographed on the table in her nursery.
Esther Rowntree's grandfather founded a drapers business in Scarborough which developed to department stores in York and Harrogate. Her father James Henry Rowntree (1850 - 1937), William Rowntree's second son, became Diretcor of his father's business, W. Rowntree & Sons.
Esther Rowntree's grandfather founded a drapers business in Scarborough which developed to department stores in York and Harrogate. Her father James Henry Rowntree (1850 - 1937), William Rowntree's second son, became Diretcor of his father's business, W. Rowntree & Sons.