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Drawing in watercolour, outlined in sepia ink over pencil of a fireplace. Tall chimney-piece with scrolled decoration, flanked by settles and a patterned sofa, side on, to the left. Many items on the two mantelpieces including porcelain vases and a statue. Antlers above on the wall and many paintings in frames. Prominent Flemish andirons, lit fire in hearth, rough pencil outline of a child on a rug in front of fire.
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Materials and techniques | Watercolour, outlined in sepia ink over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of the fireplace in the Great Hall, Melford Hall (unfinished), watercolour and sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Melford Hall, Suffolk, Linder Collection object no. LC.13.A.4, catalogue no. 3.40 |
Physical description | Drawing in watercolour, outlined in sepia ink over pencil of a fireplace. Tall chimney-piece with scrolled decoration, flanked by settles and a patterned sofa, side on, to the left. Many items on the two mantelpieces including porcelain vases and a statue. Antlers above on the wall and many paintings in frames. Prominent Flemish andirons, lit fire in hearth, rough pencil outline of a child on a rug in front of fire. |
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Production type | Unique |
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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.23, cat. no. 3.40 |
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Library number | LC 13/A/4 |
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Record created | June 7, 2013 |
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