Not on display

Watercolour

1910 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Far Sawrey (Cumbria) (drawn)
Spout House (drawn)

Drawing in watercolour over pencil of a kitchen interior, predominantly in greys, yellows and pinks. Warming pan hangs on far wall backed by floral wallpaper. Striped pink and gold rug to left, partly visible. Range with fire irons and kettle over lit fire. Range has decorative oval kettle-stand in centre. Ornaments on mantel shelf.

Object details

Categories
Interiors
Books
Illustration
Watercolours
Ironwork
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawing of the kitchen at Spout House: background study for The tale of Pigling Bland (1913), watercolour over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Far Sawrey, probably 1910, Linder Collection object no. LC.28.B.3, catalogue no. 4.66
Physical description
Drawing in watercolour over pencil of a kitchen interior, predominantly in greys, yellows and pinks. Warming pan hangs on far wall backed by floral wallpaper. Striped pink and gold rug to left, partly visible. Range with fire irons and kettle over lit fire. Range has decorative oval kettle-stand in centre. Ornaments on mantel shelf.
Dimensions
  • Height: 254mm
  • Width: 177mm
Size of paper, image comes to edges.
Production typeUnique
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.
Subjects depicted
Kettle
Kettle Stand
Fireplace
Mantels
Fire Irons
Warming Pans
Interior Views
Places depicted
Far Sawrey
Spout House (Far Sawrey)
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.42, cat. no. 4.66
  • Potter, Beatrix. The tale of Pigling Bland. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1913. p.47, also pp.45, 55, 62
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.255-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 4.66 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 28/B/3

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Record createdAugust 27, 2013
Record URL
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