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Drawing

20/11/1876 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in pencil of two narcissus flowers and their leaves.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing of narcissus, pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 1876, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.44.
Physical description
Drawing in pencil of two narcissus flowers and their leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 250mm
  • Width: 180mm (Note: Size of paper.)
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'20 Nov. 1876 HBP'

Note
By artist.
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter 20 November 1876. 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.14, cat. no. LB.44
Other number
LB.44 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.273

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2014
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