Watercolour
circa.1893 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour and sepia ink over pencil of a mouse sitting knitting by the fire. Mouse is wearing a red and white check dress, blue kerchief, red shoes and a frilled cap. Mouse sits in rattan chair knitting long thin piece of grey knitting with ball of wool trailing down to the floor. Fire, fire-irons and teapot to left. On the fender is a muffin on a plate.
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Materials and techniques | Watercolour and sepia ink over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of a mouse knitting, watercolour and sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, ca. 1893, Linder Collection object no. LC.29.A.3, catalogue no. 4.4 |
Physical description | Drawing in watercolour and sepia ink over pencil of a mouse sitting knitting by the fire. Mouse is wearing a red and white check dress, blue kerchief, red shoes and a frilled cap. Mouse sits in rattan chair knitting long thin piece of grey knitting with ball of wool trailing down to the floor. Fire, fire-irons and teapot to left. On the fender is a muffin on a plate. |
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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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Associated object | LC.20/A/2 (Pair) |
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Library number | LC 29/A/3 |
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Record created | August 27, 2013 |
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