Marigold Meadow - #0021

DuckDex Entry #0021: Marigold Meadow

DuckDex Number: #0021

Museum Name: Marigold Meadow

Original Product Name: Not yet documented

Brand: Bath & Body Works

Object Type: Rubber duck

Colors: Bright yellow with colorful flowers, an orange bill, and black-and-white eyes

Date: Undetermined; underside bears the molded code “08/10”

Acquisition: Purchased by Nichole on September 4, 2026

Museum Collection: Bath & Body Works Collection 

🌼Captain Quackers' Curator Notes 

Marigold Meadow brings a whole garden to the flock! Her sunny yellow body is covered in bold flowers—turquoise, pink, purple, green, and orange—with an orange bill and sweeping eyelashes that complete her cheerful look.

Her floral decoration offers a lovely comparison with Lady Lilac (#0020). Both wear flowers, but their colors and patterns give each duck a distinct personality. Whether their designs were connected through a particular collection, promotion, or release period is still a question for the research desk.

Underneath, Marigold preserves several molded clues, including ‘4500405465/10,’ ‘08/10,’ and ‘ORDHFAC.’ We’re recording those markings exactly while we investigate what they meant. Even the sunniest duck can carry a little mystery!

🧳 Adventure Log

📍 Current Home: The American Rubber Duck Museum Collection

🛍️ Collection: Bath & Body Works

🌼 Known For: A bright yellow body covered in bold, colorful flowers

☀️ Special Talent: Bringing a little sunshine to the flock

🦆 Mission: Help document floral designs and molded markings among surviving Bath & Body Works ducks

📅 Adventure Status: Cataloged and photographed for future museum display

🏛️ Museum Label

Marigold Meadow
Bath & Body Works Collection
DuckDex Entry #0021

This bright yellow duck features an orange bill, painted eyelashes, and a colorful floral pattern extending across its head and body. Molded wings, feather details, and a raised tail complete the design.

The molded Bath & Body Works name establishes its brand attribution, while bilingual underside lettering identifies China as its country of manufacture. Additional molded markings include “4500405465/10,” “08/10,” and “ORDHFAC.” Their precise functions remain under investigation.

Nichole purchased Marigold Meadow through eBay on September 4, 2026. The duck documents another floral design within the museum’s Bath & Body Works collection, although its original product name, release history, manufacturer/vendor, and specific retail context have not yet been established.

💝 Provenance

Brand/Marking: Bath & Body Works

Manufacturer: Not yet identified

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

Molded Base Markings:

• Bath & Body Works

• 4500405465/10

• 08/10

• ORDHFAC

• Made in China/Fait en Chine

• For All Ages/Pour Tout Âges

Seller’s Listing Title: “Vintage Bath & Body Works Flower Rubber Duck, 5″”

Documented Purchase Cost:

• Item price: $4.94

• Shipping: $5.40

• Sales tax: $0.57

• Total: $10.91

Purchase Reference: eBay order 08-15128-07698; item 407165355245

Collection Record: COL-0326, linked to acquisition ACQ-0097

Story Connection: Nichole added Marigold Meadow while building the museum’s collection of surviving Bath & Body Works ducks. She supplied photographs of the yellow floral duck along with its purchase receipt, linking the specimen to the September 4 acquisition.

An earlier receipt filename described this duck as cream-colored. The new photographs document a bright yellow specimen, allowing the museum to improve its description while retaining the original source information.

🌼 Conservation Notes

The supplied photographs show Marigold Meadow retaining her overall shape, molded feather details, colorful floral decoration, and painted facial features. Localized dark marks, scuffs, and wear are visible on portions of the floral decoration.

The underside has a central recess with rough edges. Its original construction and whether it has been altered have not been established.

This assessment is based on photographs. We did not assess interior condition, flexibility, squeaker operation, or floating behavior. Ruler photographs are available, but exact dimensions require direct measurements with the scale aligned to the object.

🔎 Research Notes

🟩 Confirmed: The underside bears a molded Bath & Body Works marking.

🟩 Confirmed: The object is marked “Made in China/Fait en Chine.”

🟩 Confirmed: The photographed specimen has a bright yellow body, multicolored floral decoration, an orange bill, and black-and-white eyes with eyelashes.

🟩 Confirmed: Additional molded markings read “4500405465/10,” “08/10,” and “ORDHFAC.”

🟩 Documented purchase association: Nichole supplied the specimen photographs with a receipt recording the September 4, 2026 purchase from shelle9959 for $10.91 total.

🟨 Date interpretation: “08/10” resembles a month/year code, but its function has not been independently established. It is not treated as proof of a production or release date.

🟨 Manufacturer/vendor: The numeric marking and “ORDHFAC” have not yet been connected to a verified manufacturer or supplier.

🟨 Material: The exact polymer composition remains unconfirmed. The seller’s use of “rubber” does not establish the material.

🟨 Design relationship: Whether Marigold Meadow and Lady Lilac (#0020) belonged to related releases or an officially defined floral series remains unknown.

🟨 Additional questions: Original product name, packaging, original retail price, release history, exact dimensions, and underside construction remain under investigation.

Record last updated: October 18, 2026

 Why Captain Quackers Loves This Duck

Every duck has a story...

“Marigold Meadow looks like she arrived carrying a bouquet for everyone! I love the little green flowers tucked between the larger pink, purple, and turquoise blooms. There’s always another detail to notice.

Her story also shows why we keep photographs and receipts together. A purchase record tells us when she joined Nichole’s collection; clear photographs help us describe the actual duck and preserve her markings.

She brings the sunshine. We’ll bring the notebook.”

🩵 Captain Quackers
Chief Curator & Adventure Officer

🦆 Every Duck Has a Story...

“…and Marigold Meadow brings a garden of color to the flock, with more of her history still waiting to bloom.”