Mr Dobbs is a well known traditional folklore house Brownie from Sussex. Needle felted character doll approx. 43cm tall with basket of fish (from the beautiful Chichester Harbour and coast) and a beehive, together with a good sack of Sussex Southdown wool that he has started knitting for you! On his cap perches a Sussex Martlett - the legendary bird of Sussex that appears on the coat of arms of the Earls of Arundel and the County flag; it looks as if he has been sitting there for a while as there is a trail of droppings! Mr Dobbs wears a traditional embroidered Sussex cowman's smock over his waistcoat, shirt and trousers and wears Roman sandals - after all, he has been around for a very, very long time and Brownies are conservative inter taste! Brownies, if fed honey (hence the handy Beehive) are very helpful around the house (he has his own Birch twig broom) and is sure to bring good luck. Mr Dobbs has a mouse friend, but he is very shy, that you can just see disappearing into a pocket. Mr Dobbs is NOT a doll, but a collectable figure that will provide good company and a smile! Most of the materials used in the contsruction are hand dyed using vegetable dyes.

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