Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking The Posie pattern was manufactured

The Posie pattern was manufactured for almost 104 years by Royal Crown Derby

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This exquisite work of art is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and skill

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Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking The Posie pattern was manufacturedSize H 20 cm L 30 cm In 1939, Merrythought was commissioned by London Zoo to design a life life (and life sized!) soft toy version of 'Ming', who is perhaps the most famous giant panda in British history and the first to set paw on British soil, in 1938. The brief was to create a copy so accurate, that it could act as a stand in for Ming when she wasn't in her enclosure! Merrythought rose to the challenge and created what was the world's first ever