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Stuffed Plush
Beech Marten
Traditional
craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a sense for what is important.
Handmade in Germany by Kosen using the finest materials. |
23 Inches Long
Nose To Tail
Kosen Plush Beech Marten
KS5130
$130.95
Sold Out
No Longer Available
13 Oct 15
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Marten - any of several weasel-like carnivores of the genus
Martes (family Mustelidae), found in Canada and parts of the
United States and in the Old World from Europe to the Malay region.
Differing in size and coloration according to species, they have lithe,
slender bodies, short legs, rounded ears, bushy tails, and soft, thick
coats that are valuable in the fur trade.
Martens are forest dwelling and
usually solitary; they climb easily and feed rapaciously on animals,
fruit, and carrion. A litter contains one to five young; the gestation
period, especially in northern areas, may last 290 days or more because
of a delay before implantation of the fertilized egg in the wall of the
uterus.
The stone
marten, or
beech
marten (M. foina),
inhabits wooded country in Eurasia. It has grayish-brown fur with a
divided, white throat bib. It weighs 1–2.5 kg, is 42–48 cm long, and is
12 cm high at the shoulder.
"marten."
Encyclopædia Britannica.
2006.
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For 100 years toys have
been produced in Bad Kösen, a small resort town on the Saale River in
Germany. Käthe Kruse founded the company in 1911/12 as a doll making
workshop. The first plush animals were presented at the Leipzig Trade
Fair in 1958.
Kösen plush animals are distinguished by highly naturalistic and
expressive design, by their immediate appeal as toys and by their
quality of material and craftsmanship. Each design is based in intensive
studies of the anatomy and movement of the animal depicted. Kösen
designers draw the animals in their natural habitats or in zoos and
create them as three dimensional models from clay. The toy animals are
always presented in the typical and natural position. |
Important details are
lovingly executed, and especially the faces receive a very lifelike
expression. In order to achieve this, Kösen uses varied materials
including only the best quality plush fur. The animals are assembled
from up to seventy individual elements, sewn together, turned inside
out, filled with high quality fibres, stitched closed, combed and
brushed, embroidered and painted - all by hand and exclusively at Bad
Kösen. Kösen plush
animals are made in Germany with materials from Europe. All meet
European safety norms and carry the CE mark. All animals can be surface
washed at 30°C. A cuddly toy animal from Kösen is a valuable present for
children and for adults who love nature and wildlife.
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