Laguna - #0015

DuckDex Entry #0015: Laguna 

DuckDex Number: #0015

Museum Name: Laguna

Original Product Name: Not yet documented

Brand: Bath & Body Works

Object Type: Rubber duck

Colors: Pearlescent seafoam green with orange beak

Date: Undetermined

Acquisition: Purchased by Nichole

Museum Collection: Bath & Body Works Collection 

🩵 Captain Quackers' Curator Notes 

"Laguna doesn't need polka dots, flowers, or glitter to stand out. Her soft seafoam-green body has a pearlescent sheen that changes subtly as the light moves across her surface. That finish also makes her especially interesting beside Pearl, another Bath & Body Works duck in the museum collection with a pearlescent appearance but a very different color.

Were these finishes part of a related group of releases? Were other colors made? We don't know yet. Until contemporary evidence gives us those answers, Laguna helps preserve another piece of the remarkable design variety found among surviving Bath & Body Works ducks—and another clue for the museum to investigate."

🧳 Adventure Log

📍 Current Home: The American Rubber Duck Museum Collection

🛍️ Collection: Bath & Body Works

🩵 Known For: Soft pearlescent seafoam-green finish

🌊 Special Talent: Bringing a little calm to the flock

🦆 Mission: Help document specialty finishes and possible relationships among surviving Bath & Body Works ducks

📅 Adventure Status: Preserved for future museum display

🏛️ Museum Label

Laguna
Bath & Body Works Collection
DuckDex Entry #0015

This seafoam-green, pearlescent duck is a surviving example of Bath & Body Works rubber-duck merchandise. Molded Bath & Body Works markings confirm its brand attribution, while underside markings identify China as the country of manufacture. Its original product name, release date, manufacturer/vendor, and retail context remain under investigation.

Laguna's pearlescent surface provides useful comparative evidence within the museum collection. Pearl (DuckDex #0009) exhibits a similar reflective finish in soft pink. The resemblance suggests a possible relationship between the designs, but it remains unclear whether the two ducks were released together or belonged to a larger group.

💝 Provenance

Brand/Marking: Bath & Body Works

Manufacturer: Not yet identified

Country of Manufacture: China (based on molded object marking)

Base Markings:

• Bath & Body Works

• Made in China

• For All Ages

Molded Code/Marking: [Transcribe any additional numbers, letters, or codes exactly as they appear]

Acquisition Source: Purchased by Nichole

Acquisition Date: [if known]

Story Connection: Nichole added Laguna to the museum to document the variety of surviving Bath & Body Works rubber ducks. Its seafoam-green pearlescent finish makes it particularly useful for comparison with Pearl (#0009) and any additional specialty-finish variants that may be documented later. Together, these objects may help the museum identify relationships among designs whose original release histories remain unknown.

🌊 Conservation Notes

Laguna is in excellent overall condition, retaining a smooth pearlescent seafoam-green surface and strong painted facial details. The sculpted feather details remain well-defined, and the molded underside markings are clearly legible. Minor handling wear is present but does not significantly affect the object's overall appearance.

🔎 Research Notes

🟩 Confirmed: Bath & Body Works attribution is established by molded markings on the surviving object.

🟩 Confirmed: The object is marked “Made in China.”

🟩 Confirmed: The surviving object has a seafoam-green surface with a pearlescent/reflective finish.

🟩 Confirmed: Pearl (#0009) and Laguna (#0015) exhibit similarly pearlescent surface treatments in different colors.

🟨 Not yet established: Whether Pearl and Laguna were released together, at approximately the same time, or as part of an officially defined group or series.

🟨 Not yet established: Original product name, release date, manufacturer/vendor, original retail price, and specific promotional or seasonal context.

🟨 Additional molded codes: Any numerical or letter codes present on Laguna should be transcribed exactly and left uninterpreted until their function can be independently established.

🩵 Why Captain Quackers Loves This Duck

Every duck has a story...

"Some ducks sparkle. Some arrive covered in flowers or polka dots. Laguna does something quieter. Her soft green finish catches the light just enough to make you look twice—and looking twice is often where museum research begins.

Put her beside Pearl, and another question appears. Are they connected? Were there more colors? We don't have those answers yet, but that's why preserving both matters. Sometimes a single duck is an object. Two similar ducks can become a clue."

🩵 Captain Quackers
Chief Curator & Adventure Officer

🦆 Every Duck Has a Story...

"...and Laguna reminds us that beauty doesn't always shout—sometimes it shimmers quietly."