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Drawing

19/08/1879 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A dead chaffinch, and on verso part of a cupboard.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawings of a dead chaffinch (recto), and part of a cupboard (verso), pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Dalguise, Perthshire, 1879. Linder Bequest catalogue no. LB 11.
Physical description
A dead chaffinch, and on verso part of a cupboard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 140mm
  • Width: 220mm (Note: Size of paper.)
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Chaffinch August [1]9/79.
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter, August 19 1879. 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.
Subjects depicted
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. p.12, cat. no. LB.11
Other number
LB.11 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.274

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Record createdFebruary 4, 2014
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