Miniature Letter
1905-12 (made)
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Letter shaped to a point so that it folds up into an 'envelope', featuring silhouettes of two mice, one of which runs down the side of the page, 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: 'A Merry Christmas xxxxxx Tom Thumb & Hunca Munca' and silhouettes of two mice, by Beatrix Potter sent to Margaret Hough, Great Britain, ca. 1907-12? Linder Bequest cat. no LB.1457. |
| Physical description | Letter shaped to a point so that it folds up into an 'envelope', featuring silhouettes of two mice, one of which runs down the side of the page, 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 |
| Marks and inscriptions | Miss M. Hough / 58 Darenth[?] Rd / N.W. (verso)
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| Gallery label | Also to amuse her child friends, Potter wrote miniature letters and greetings cards, sometimes making post boxes and mail bags to accompany them. The letters folded and fastened to resemble envelopes complete with imitation ‘Penny Red’ stamps. Some are written as though between her book characters, while in others – often Christmas greetings – the character addresses the child.(March 2019) |
| 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. |
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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.166; no.1457
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.1457 |
| Other number | LB.1457 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.580(7) |
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| Record created | January 29, 2019 |
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