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Watercolour

ca.1880 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawings of ivy leaves on a green wash background (recto) and ivy leaves with tendrils (verso).


Object details

Categories
Gardens & Gardening
Drawings
Watercolours
Botanical Art
Children & Childhood
Woman Artist
Made by Children
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil on card
Pencil
Card
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawings of ivy leaves on a green wash background (recto) and ivy leaves with tendrils (verso), watercolour over pencil on card, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, circa 1880, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.41
Physical description
Drawings of ivy leaves on a green wash background (recto) and ivy leaves with tendrils (verso).
Dimensions
  • Height: 110mm
  • Width: 215mm (Note: Size of paper.)
Production typeUnique
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.
Subjects depicted
Ivy Leaves
Botanical Illustration
Natural History
Natural History
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.14, cat. no. LB.41
Other number
LB.41 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.888

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2014
Record URL
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