Melford Hall
Watercolour
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Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk was the home of Beatrix Potter’s cousin Ethel Hyde-Parker. Potter (1866-1943) made many trips here and would happily sketch scenes like this one of the Hall and greenhouses seen from across the large garden pond. This house also claims associations with The Tailor of Gloucester, 1902 & 1903, for some interior compositions composed here and alongside Esthwaite Water for the backdrops for The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1906. Potter would test out unpublished stories on her cousin's children during her stays to see their reactions.
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 | Melford Hall (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing of the exterior of Melford Hall by Beatrix Potter; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.441. |
| Physical description | Watercolour painting of Melford Hall shown from across the large garden pond in the foreground. The hall, the greenhouses and the walls are depicted and their reflections in the water. Trees and shrubs in the middleground and trees as well as the towers of the hall spanning into the clouds in the background. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter. 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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| Summary | Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk was the home of Beatrix Potter’s cousin Ethel Hyde-Parker. Potter (1866-1943) made many trips here and would happily sketch scenes like this one of the Hall and greenhouses seen from across the large garden pond. This house also claims associations with The Tailor of Gloucester, 1902 & 1903, for some interior compositions composed here and alongside Esthwaite Water for the backdrops for The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1906. Potter would test out unpublished stories on her cousin's children during her stays to see their reactions. 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. |
| 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.441 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.295A |
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| Record created | November 18, 2011 |
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