Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking at the monarch’s request

at the monarch’s request

- 100% cotton print

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adorned with additional elements

amber-flamed carrots

Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Baking at the monarch’s requestSize 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