Object of the Month: December 2024
Children’s Christmas Jumper
- Children’s Christmas jumper The British Christmas Jumper Company
- Recycled cotton and polyester 2021
- Purchased from the Natural History Museum Shop, 2021
Chosen by: Caitlin Price, Collections Access Officer
Published: 29 November 2024
This child’s Christmas jumper was made in 2021 by The British Christmas Jumper Company who are based in Aylestone Park, Leicester. The company was founded in 2012 and their team of ‘elves, technicians, knitters and stitchers’ design and hand-make their Christmas creations using recycled fabrics.
These dinosaur jumpers were sold at the Natural History Museum in London. Which types of dinosaurs can you see on the jumper? Unscramble the words below to find the answer.
Top row: tracepotirs
Second row: stargoesuus
Third row: aurstrusannoy xer
Bottom row: coolsuddip
The Object of the Month can be seen in person throughout December at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.