A superb set of 2 stackable mugs decorated in classic Jemima Puddle-Duck style with matching tin, as part of the Beatrix Potter range from Churchill China. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck was published in 1908. Jemima Puddle-duck loves laying eggs & being a good mother to her ducklings. Jemima is a silly but very trusting duck, who doesnt understand that foxes & ducks just dont mix! Beatrix Potter was best known for childrens books featuring characters such as in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter died on 22 December 1943, & left almost all of her property to the National Trust. Her books continue to sell well throughout the world, in multiple languages. Her stories have been retold in various formats including a ballet, films, & in animation. Churchill China plc is one of the worlds major manufacturers & distributors of high quality ceramic tableware & related products. Based in Stoke on Trent, Engl&, Churchill can trace its development back to the establishment of one of its constituent companies, Sampson Bridgwood, in 1795 & has developed progressively, building a reputation as an innovative & reliable supplier of quality products. Churchill floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1994 & is now a substantial organisation.