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09/1905 (drawn)
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Place of origin

Drawing in watercolour with sepia ink over pencil. Scene in predominantly browns and purples of a corner within an outside area. Water-butt and tap on the left, fuchsia plant in a pot in the back right, watering can and earthenware bowls in centre. Edges of cold frames on left and right.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour with sepia ink over pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing of a garden corner with water-butt, watercolour and sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Fawe Park, 1903, Linder Collection object no. LC.24.A.2, catalogue no. 4.36.
Physical description
Drawing in watercolour with sepia ink over pencil. Scene in predominantly browns and purples of a corner within an outside area. Water-butt and tap on the left, fuchsia plant in a pot in the back right, watering can and earthenware bowls in centre. Edges of cold frames on left and right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 228mm
  • Width: 189mm
Size of paper.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Sept [12 0]' ? (In pencil in bottom right. End section unclear.)
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 references
  • 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.37, cat. no 4.36
  • Potter, Beatrix. The tale of Benjamin Bunny. London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1903. p.40
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.216-1994 - Previous loan number
  • 4.36 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
LC 24/A/2

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Record createdAugust 6, 2013
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