Watercolour
ca.1910 (drawn)
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Drawing in deep toned watercolours of an entrance hall. Archway in white in centre with curving lit staircase visible on the other side. In the foreground is a tall Restoration chair on the left hand side with barometer above. High court cupboard on right with china dishes and bowls on top. Red mat in front of the archway. Some elements of drawing emphasised in heavy pencil.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of an entrance hall, watercolour over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Gwaynynog, Denbighshire, ca.1910, Linder Collection object no. LC.12.A.2, catalogue no. 3.33 |
| Physical description | Drawing in deep toned watercolours of an entrance hall. Archway in white in centre with curving lit staircase visible on the other side. In the foreground is a tall Restoration chair on the left hand side with barometer above. High court cupboard on right with china dishes and bowls on top. Red mat in front of the archway. Some elements of drawing emphasised in heavy pencil. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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.22, cat. no. 3.33 |
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| Library number | LC 12/A/2 |
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| Record created | May 30, 2013 |
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