Watercolour
ca.1891 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour and some pen and ink over pencil in lower image, of mouse in nest of leaves and grass or straw, tail curls underneath body and then off to the right. Colouring in browns and pinks. Above is a small pencil drawing of a mouse with rounder ears and prominent whiskers in small front facing pose.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and some pen and ink over pencil, and pencil, on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of a mouse in its nest: unfinished greetings card design and sketch, watercolour and pen and ink over pencil, pencil only (upper image), by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, ca.1891, Linder Collection object no. LC.20.B.3, catalogue no. 7.5 |
| Physical description | Drawing in watercolour and some pen and ink over pencil in lower image, of mouse in nest of leaves and grass or straw, tail curls underneath body and then off to the right. Colouring in browns and pinks. Above is a small pencil drawing of a mouse with rounder ears and prominent whiskers in small front facing pose. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | [ST. NEOTS MILL] / [No. 24] / [FI]NE (Watermark.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Linder Collection |
| Object history | Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint).
p.51, cat. no. 7.5 |
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| Library number | LC 20/B/3 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2013 |
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