Not currently on display at the V&A

Watercolour

26 August 1903 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
Fawe Park (drawn)

Study of three onions


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Illustration
Gardens & Gardening
Woman Artist
Watercolours
Botanical Art
Tourism & Travel
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and sepia ink on paper
Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Study of three onions, by Beatrix Potter. Great Britain, 1903. Linder Bequest catalogue no. LB 799.
Physical description
Study of three onions
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Width: 29cm
Style
British
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • I & JH Kent (watermark)
  • Aug. 26 '03 (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, 1903. 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.
Production
Background studies for The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.
Subjects depicted
Onions
Natural History
Natural History
Literary referenceThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny
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. 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.
Other number
LB.799 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.481(C)

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Record createdApril 30, 2019
Record URL
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