Watercolour
16 July 1879 (made)
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Drawing in watercolour over pencil of four pansy heads, head on, in a two by two grid formation. Top left is yellow and black, top right is yellow, maroon and black. Bottom left is maroon and black with a small bit of yellow and bottom right is white and black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of four pansy heads, watercolour over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 16 July 1879, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.50 |
| Physical description | Drawing in watercolour over pencil of four pansy heads, head on, in a two by two grid formation. Top left is yellow and black, top right is yellow, maroon and black. Bottom left is maroon and black with a small bit of yellow and bottom right is white and black. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'H. B. Potter' and 'HBP' (By artist in bottom right.) |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter July 16, 1879. 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.15, cat. no. LB.50 |
| Other number | LB.50 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.771 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2014 |
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