Aloysius- William Simpson Teddy Bear Collection

Aloysius- William Simpson Teddy Bear Collection

This teddy bear was named ‘Aloysius’, after the bear in Brideshead Revisited by Mr William Simpson. Mr Simpson an avid collector of more than 250 teddy bears. This teddy has a biscuit colour close fur fabric with a pale muzzle. This teddy bear is dressed in a black knitted jumper with blue dungarees, a blue and white bib pocket and turn-ups, yellow plastic raincoat with Velcro fastenings and souwester which has had holes cut for the ears and tied on with red shoelace.

This teddy bear was a gift to Mr SImpson from Sheila and Jim Pople in 1996.

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