Details
A cinnamon Steiff teddy bear
with black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black stitched nose backed with brown felt, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, cream felt pads, red felt and card lined feet and hump --19in. (48cm.) tall, circa 1905 (loss of nose stitching, lacks button, slight wear to inner lower legs and upper arms, hint of red felt linning to foot pads); a three original photographs, one of the original, Maude Eldred Thomas, with her bear, one of her alone and one of the bear and her other toys; and Maude Eldred Thomas's Funeral Service sheet
See Colour Plate 12
with black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black stitched nose backed with brown felt, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, cream felt pads, red felt and card lined feet and hump --19in. (48cm.) tall, circa 1905 (loss of nose stitching, lacks button, slight wear to inner lower legs and upper arms, hint of red felt linning to foot pads); a three original photographs, one of the original, Maude Eldred Thomas, with her bear, one of her alone and one of the bear and her other toys; and Maude Eldred Thomas's Funeral Service sheet
See Colour Plate 12
Provenance
This cinnamon Steiff teddy bear was the life long companion of Maude Eldred Thomas, December 30, 1898 - February 19, 1991.