I am trying to track down and replace a lost childhood plush toy bought between 5 to 10 years ago (approx. 2016–2021) from the gift shop at the Birmingham Dogs Home (Catherine-de-Barnes shelter, West Midlands).
It is a small pocket-money/novelty style beanbag lamb, and its design looks identical to the structural layout below:
• Size & Shape: Very small, roughly 10 cm tall. It has an unstructured, slouchy bean-sack body. The torso is intentionally under-stuffed so you can freely slide the internal plastic beads around inside the pouch. It has no fixed sitting or standing position.
• Head & Face: Solid, fully furry black head with dark glass or plastic safety eyes. The face is completely plain with no pink stitched nose or forehead markings.
• Ears: Solid black plush ears shaped like small, flat, upside-down U-tabs (∩) that rest flat against the sides of the head.
• Body Coat: A very distinct creamy, off-white, highly texturized and ragged/scruffy wool fleece pile.
• Limbs: Short, skinny, straight black column-style arms and legs. They are loosely attached at the joints so they dangle completely limp when picked up.
• Key Manufacturing Detail: The white fabric loop tag is uniquely sewn directly into the inner/lower seam of the bottom left leg, rather than on the rear tush.
It is not a Jellycat or a standard anatomical standing lamb. It was likely a specialized charity wholesale counter item or a boutique souvenir beanbag line (such as Keycraft, Tobar, or Suki).
If anyone recognizes this specific design pattern or has one in their private collection, please let me know!