Watercolour
1905 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour and sepia ink over pencil of a bank vole sitting at the entrance to a rush-thatched nest. It is nibbling at an ear of wheat and within an asymmetrical partial border comprising rushes, grasses and other plants. Space drawn out in pencil for two(?) four line verses. Position indicated in pencil to the right.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Watercolour and sepia ink over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of Tommy Tittlemouse, watercolour and sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, probably 1905, Linder Collection object no. LC.29.B.1, catalogue no. 4.7 |
Physical description | Drawing in watercolour and sepia ink over pencil of a bank vole sitting at the entrance to a rush-thatched nest. It is nibbling at an ear of wheat and within an asymmetrical partial border comprising rushes, grasses and other plants. Space drawn out in pencil for two(?) four line verses. Position indicated in pencil to the right. |
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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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Library number | LC 29/B/1 |
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Record created | August 27, 2013 |
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