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Teddy Bear, Steiff Reproduction, American Girl Doll Series
Identifier:
E2005.54.1Description:
Gold fur stuffed bear has an black embroidered mouth, black nose and hard round plastic eyes. Both arms and legs are movable. The paws on all four feet are covered with colored velvet.;Accept as Education Collection;Stuffed animal was played with by the donor's daughter, Meredith, when she was around 10 years old, as part of her well-loved and very popular American Girl Doll collection..;1) White fabric label stitched into the back seam of the left arm. |Date:
1996Materials:
Synthetic FurDimensions:
15" h 12" w 5" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 3Source:
Gift Of Meredith MerdzinskiRelated Entities:
Pleasant Company (creator) Marilyn Merdzinski (donor)Marilyn Merdzinski was one of the Grand Rapids Public Museum's most influential and longest-serving employees. She started her career at the GRPM just out of college in 1977 and retired 37 years later in 2015. During her tenure at the GRPM she held numerous leadership positions in the Collections Department, eventually retiring as the Vice President of Collections. Among her numerous accomplishments are stewarding the museum's collections safely through several moves, helping to establish the conceptual framework for the new Van Andel Museum Center, becoming a national leader on NAGPRA issues, and helping to found the Museum School.