Not currently on display at the V&A

Watercolour

late 19th century - early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawing of narcissus flowers and leaves.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Botanical Art
Woman Artist
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and green ink on card.
Card
Watercolour (Paint)
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawing of narcissus flowers and leaves, by Beatrix Potter, watercolour and green ink. Great Britain, late 19th - early 20th century. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 229.
Physical description
Drawing of narcissus flowers and leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Width: 11cm
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
Natural History
Natural History
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 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.
  • Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005 p.90 (see for information) Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005, p.90 (see for information)
Other number
LB.229 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.911(X)

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdFebruary 26, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1480949/watercolour-potter-beatrix/
Download as: JSON