Teddy bear replica

A small teddy bear with a faded pink ribbon round the neck with a luggage label 'WHITE STAR LINE Cabin Baggage Cabin Crew on RMS Titanic Sailing 10th April, 1912'.
Replica of teddy bear given to Gaspare Luigi Gatti formerly restaurant manager of Ritz Hotel, London by his son Vittorio before the voyage. He drowned, the bear survived and was returned to his widow. Now in Ribchester Museum of Childhood. Original bear made by Gebruder Bing ca. 1904.
Maker: Merrythought, Ironbridge, Shropshire
In hinged cardboard display box with a coloured picture of the line on the exterior

Object Details

ID: ZBA3060
Collection: Toys, games and music
Type: Toy
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Merrythought
Date made: After 1912
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lord-MacQuitty Collection
Measurements: Overall: 232 x 127 x 123 mm
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