The Tale of Pigling Bland – Gold Thread
Theme: | Beanie Babies |
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Subtheme: | Beatrix Potter |
Style Number: | 46067 |
Colour: | Pink, Mixed |
Swing Tag Generation: | 14 |
Tush Tag Generation: | 13 |
Birthday: | None |
Release Date: | 05/06/2006 |
Release Year: | 2006 |
Retirement Date: | - |
Animal: | Pig |
Description
Pigling Bland is a peach coloured pig wearing a brown jacket with the words, “Pigling Bland” in gold lettering on the bottom left. He also wears a blue and white striped shirt and tan coloured trousers. Pigling Bland has blue button eyes and wears a light blue tie. He carries a brown walking stick in his left trotter and a knotted red handkerchief bag with a white flower pattern in his right trotter.
Poem
The Tale of Pigling Bland
FIRST PUBLISHED: 1913
The Tale of Pigling Bland was published in 1913,
the year Beatrix Potter married and settled down
to farming life for good. But she had already been
keeping pigs and sketched them for this story.
Collectors note
Pigling Bland was released on 5th June 2006.
He is based on the character, Pigling Bland, from the Beatrix Potter book, The Tale of Pigling Bland.
There are two versions of this Beanie Baby. This one, with the gold thread lettering on his jacket was exclusive to The World of Beatrix Potter in Cumbria, UK and Harrods, UK. There was also another version with blue thread that was available for general retail in the UK.
There were six retail Beanie Babies released with coloured thread: Peter Rabbit, Pigling Bland, Tom Kitten, Mr. Tod, Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddle-duck.
There were also six exclusives released with gold thread: Peter Rabbit, Pigling Bland, Tom Kitten, Mr. Tod, Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddle-duck.
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