Watercolour
circa 1880 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour over pencil of berries of the bearberry plant hanging from small branches, also with green waxy leaves. There is also one white/pink flower. One small branch has no berries or leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of bearberries with leaves, watercolour and pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, circa 1880, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.32 |
| Physical description | Drawing in watercolour over pencil of berries of the bearberry plant hanging from small branches, also with green waxy leaves. There is also one white/pink flower. One small branch has no berries or leaves. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985.
p.13, cat. no. LB.32 |
| Other number | LB.32 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.949 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2014 |
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