Miniature Letter
1905-12 (made)
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Letter shaped to a point so that it folds up into an 'envelope', featuring addressed to Margaret Hough. On the verso is and address and a 'stamp' drawn in red top right corner of central rectangular part.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ink and red pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Miniature letter, with a greeting from Benjamin Bunny addressed to Margaret Hough, by Beatrix Potter sent to Margaret Hough, Great Britain, ca. 1907-12?; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1452. |
| Physical description | Letter shaped to a point so that it folds up into an 'envelope', featuring addressed to Margaret Hough. On the verso is and address and a 'stamp' drawn in red top right corner of central rectangular part. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Made for Margaret Hough. 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. |
| 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.166; no.1452
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.166; no.1452 |
| Other number | LB.1452 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.580(2) |
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| Record created | January 22, 2019 |
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