Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Pattern_FrenchClassics John Henry Dearle created his

John Henry Dearle created his Persian wallpaper in 1904

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and the Lion and Crown - and of course the Union Flag which was waved at the celebrations in street parties across the land  - all in sumptuous rich gold and interlaced into a decorative board scattered with poppies and acorns

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Merrythought Ming Panda Heritage Collection Pattern_FrenchClassics John Henry Dearle created hisSize 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