Peter Rabbit place card
Place Card
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Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, was the home of Beatrix Potter's (1866-1943) cousin Ethel Hyde-Parker. Beatrix visited many times with her entourage of pet animals as a break from London. She liked to try her tales out on the young children there to see their reactions. This dinner card is part of a set of 15 produced by Beatrix for Melford Hall and was used by Ethel Hyde-Parker’s daughter, Stephanie. Names of guests could be inserted into the diagonal slots.
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Object details
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| Title | Peter Rabbit place card (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pen and ink on card |
| Brief description | Place setting card drawn by Beatrix Potter in watercolour and pen and ink depicting Peter Rabbit; Linder Bequest cat. no: LB.2141 |
| Physical description | Dinner place card: watercolour and pen-and-ink drawing of Peter Rabbit walking left to right of the card in blue waistcoat, holding a glove. Slightly smudged ink around base of picture. Inscribed "Hope I'm not late?" in pen to right of picture. Gap for name to be inserted in top right corner. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hope I'm not late?' Note Inscribed by Beatrix Potter. |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Bequeathed to the V&A by Enid Linder in 1980. Originally 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. |
| Historical context | Drawn by Beatrix Potter for use in Melford Hall, Suffolk, the house of her cousin Ethel Hyde-Parker. Used by Hyde-Parker's daughter Stephanie (Duke). |
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| Summary | Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, was the home of Beatrix Potter's (1866-1943) cousin Ethel Hyde-Parker. Beatrix visited many times with her entourage of pet animals as a break from London. She liked to try her tales out on the young children there to see their reactions. This dinner card is part of a set of 15 produced by Beatrix for Melford Hall and was used by Ethel Hyde-Parker’s daughter, Stephanie. Names of guests could be inserted into the diagonal slots. Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale. |
| Associated object | BP.1568B (Set) |
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| Other number | LB.2141a - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | BP.1568A |
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| Record created | November 18, 2011 |
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