Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes
Illustration
1906 (made)
1906 (made)
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Hilda Gertrude Cowham (1873-1964) painted landscapes and domestic scenes and illustrated a number of children's books. Educated at Wimbledon School of Art, Lambeth School of Art and at the Royal College of Art, Cowham was one of the first women to contribute illustrations to Punch. She was also a regular contributor to The Graphic and The Sketch, designed posters for the Underground Group from 1913 to 1914, and produced designs with Mabel Lucie Attwell for Shelley China from 1924.
This drawing is the frontispiece design to Cowham's children's book, Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes, pictured in colours by Hilda Cowham and published in London by David Nutt in 1906. The boy's adventures include taking a baby skating, hunting for ghosts and eloping with a girl from a party.
This drawing is the frontispiece design to Cowham's children's book, Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes, pictured in colours by Hilda Cowham and published in London by David Nutt in 1906. The boy's adventures include taking a baby skating, hunting for ghosts and eloping with a girl from a party.
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and crayon on card |
| Brief description | Pen and ink and crayon drawing by Hilda Gertrude Cowham, 1906; illustration for 'Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes', published in London by David Nutt. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink and blue crayon drawing on card of a frontispiece design, incorporating a cartoon strip of nine sections with title written in pencil above. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Object history | Drawn by Hilda Gertrude Cowham for Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes, published in London by David Nutt in 1906. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
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| Summary | Hilda Gertrude Cowham (1873-1964) painted landscapes and domestic scenes and illustrated a number of children's books. Educated at Wimbledon School of Art, Lambeth School of Art and at the Royal College of Art, Cowham was one of the first women to contribute illustrations to Punch. She was also a regular contributor to The Graphic and The Sketch, designed posters for the Underground Group from 1913 to 1914, and produced designs with Mabel Lucie Attwell for Shelley China from 1924. This drawing is the frontispiece design to Cowham's children's book, Peter Pickle and his dog Fido: the diary of a week of scrapes, pictured in colours by Hilda Cowham and published in London by David Nutt in 1906. The boy's adventures include taking a baby skating, hunting for ghosts and eloping with a girl from a party. |
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| Library number | RENIER.395 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2008 |
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