Drawing
1902 (drawn)
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Drawing in sepia ink over pencil of a Pomeranian dog sitting on its hind legs, side on, with cat wearing dress and apron in centre. Two upright chairs at a circular table with two tablecloths on to the right. There is a tea set and a Coronation teapot on the table. A shelf is above the table containing books and a wag-on-the-wall clock. Three undefined pictures hang on the wall. The ceiling is low-beamed. Small portion of the panelling of the room behind the cat is in pencil only.
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Materials and techniques | Sepia ink over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of Duchess and Ribby at Lakefield Cottage, sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Lakefield Cottages, probably 1902, Linder Collection object no. LC.26.A.2, catalogue no. 4.20 |
Physical description | Drawing in sepia ink over pencil of a Pomeranian dog sitting on its hind legs, side on, with cat wearing dress and apron in centre. Two upright chairs at a circular table with two tablecloths on to the right. There is a tea set and a Coronation teapot on the table. A shelf is above the table containing books and a wag-on-the-wall clock. Three undefined pictures hang on the wall. The ceiling is low-beamed. Small portion of the panelling of the room behind the cat is in pencil only. |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | 'AVIEMORE' on belt encircling fist holding dirk (Watermark.) |
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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Library number | LC 26/A/2 |
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Record created | August 16, 2013 |
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