Mystery Beatrix Potter teapot merchandise may have been made in Germany
Beatrix Potter was a pioneer of character merchandising. Two years after the publication of the first of her ‘little books’ she designed, fabricated and patented her own Peter Rabbit stuffed toy in 1903 – making him the first ever licensed character.*
Later in 1917, Potter agreed a deal with Staffordshire factory Grimwades to produce nursery ceramic…