Not currently on display at the V&A

Photograph

November 1886 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A dead stag lying among fir trees


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Albumen print on paper
Brief description
Photograph of a dead stag, taken by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, November 1886; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.2055.
Physical description
A dead stag lying among fir trees
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm (Note: approximate)
  • Width: 16.6cm (Note: approximate)
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
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.33; cat. no. LB.290 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.33; no.290
Other number
LB.2055 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.1322

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2019
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