Jessica Chang Chih-Yun
Sang Rhee Kim
Advanced Research Seminar Section J
Object Description
February 3, 2017
The object I have chosen is a stuffed teddy bear that I’ve had for a few years. This bear is very
soft and furry. The only hard parts of the bear are its nose and eyes. The bear is about 17 inches
in height and 8 inches at the widest part which is the head, similar to the size of a one-year-old
toddler, it has a pair of rounded ears, with a pair of legs and arms. The arms are teardrop shaped,
somewhat flattened. The legs are cylindrical and slightly bent at the knees, with a set of large feet
with a 4-inch diameter.
Its fur coat is a caramel color, which has two different lengths, one longer straight type, and a
short curly type, these two types of fur are dispersed evenly throughout the teddy bear. There is
also and a light nude color of fur around the eyes, nose, and mouth, which forms the shape of a
Mickey Mouse head shape when looking at it head on, face to face; this color of fur is all the
same type, short and straight. It has rounded dark brown eyes with large rounds black pupils. It
has a protruding muzzle 3 inch long, and a black triangular nose with a 1-inch width. The mouth
is closed and slightly curved, forming a smile, it is connected to the nose in the shapes of an
upside-down T, made with thick black thread. The light nude color is also found on its palm and
bottom of its feet. It’s paw pads consists of four dark brown circles in a row on top of another
dark brown Mickey Mouse shaped embroidery, this Mickey Mouse shaped embroidery also
appears on the left side of its lower back, next to its ball shaped tail.
The teddy bear has two fabric tags, one indicating that it is made of polyester fiber and
polyurethane foam. It also indicates that it is Disney copyrighted, with addresses of two Disney
stores, one in the US and one in the UK. The other tag is made with the letters in blue, which
writes: Duffy The Disney Bear and made in Vietnam. The teddy bear is in a pretty good
condition, it looks clean with no stains, tears or bald spots. Its fur also has a little glisten in it
when shining some light. When smelling the bear, it has a slight synthetic plastic smell, similar
to the smell of muslin fabric.
Teddy bears and stuffed animals, in general, are often referred to as comfort object, one would
most likely receive one at an early age, given to children as a friend, when they seek comfort,
calm them down. Teddy bears are also given on special occasions such as valentine’s day, or
mother’s day to show affection and care to someone else. Teddy bears are also an object that has
the potential to hold deeps sentimental value, people are often very attached to one stuffed
animal, and often when the bear is worn out, we seek ways to fix them rather than getting a new
one.
