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Watercolour

1891 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawing in watercolour of a mouse in apron and blue slippers running from right to left, carrying a plate of red tarts. Basket over left fore-paw. Apron is white with blue flowers at bottom and blue bow around neck. Wainscot panelling in room.

Object details

Categories
Animals and Wildlife
Anthropomorphism
Books
Illustration
Interiors
Food Vessels & Tableware
Watercolours
Children & Childhood
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawing of Appley Dapply carrying away a plate of pies, watercolour, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 1891, Linder Collection object no. LC.29.A.2, catalogue no. 4.2
Physical description
Drawing in watercolour of a mouse in apron and blue slippers running from right to left, carrying a plate of red tarts. Basket over left fore-paw. Apron is white with blue flowers at bottom and blue bow around neck. Wainscot panelling in room.
Dimensions
  • Height: 109mm
  • Width: 137mm
Size of paper.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'HBP. 1891.' (In pencil at bottom right.)
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
Wainscot
Mouse
Jam Tarts
Apron
Slippers
Interior Views
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.30, cat. no. 4.2
  • Potter, Beatrix. Appley Dapply's nursery rhymes. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1917. p.14
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.258-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 4.2 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 29/A/2

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Record createdAugust 27, 2013
Record URL
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