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Drawing

26/11/1885 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Bolton Gardens (drawn)

Drawing in Indian ink of a school room. View to a corner of the room. On the right hand side is a fireplace with high metal fender and tongs. Flat-iron on mantel shelf, urn on stool beyond. Rug in front of fireplace with a live terrapin on it, facing the fender. Back wall has a Wellington chest with 16 drawers and a jug on top, a high table is beside this in the right corner with a large book on top, and on top of this are two bird cages of differing sizes and constructions, containing one bird each.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Interiors
Science
Animals and Wildlife
Pets
Furniture
Woman Artist
Object type
drawing
Materials and techniques
Indian ink on paper
Indian Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawn
Brief description
Drawing of the corner of a schoolroom, Indian ink, by Beatrix Potter, No. 2 Bolton Gardens, London,1885, Linder Collection object no. LC.12.A.1, catalogue no. 3.39
Physical description
Drawing in Indian ink of a school room. View to a corner of the room. On the right hand side is a fireplace with high metal fender and tongs. Flat-iron on mantel shelf, urn on stool beyond. Rug in front of fireplace with a live terrapin on it, facing the fender. Back wall has a Wellington chest with 16 drawers and a jug on top, a high table is beside this in the right corner with a large book on top, and on top of this are two bird cages of differing sizes and constructions, containing one bird each.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 181mm
  • Sheet width: 114mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Monogram comprising 'HP' in reverse and '85' (Bottom right, in ink.)
Credit line
Given by the Linder Collection
Object history
Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust.
Subjects depicted
Terrapin
Fireplace
Fender
Tongs
Birdcages
Birds
Wellington Chest
Urn
Jug
Place depicted
2 Bolton Gardens
Bibliographic references
  • Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint). p.23, cat no. 3.39
  • National Book League. The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter. London, 1971.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.87-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 3.39 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 12/A/1

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Record createdMay 30, 2013
Record URL
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