Not on display

Drawing

late 19th century - early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two boys standing in a field with sheep, reading a large notice board which says 'NO I WON'T BRUSH MY TEETH' with caption below: 'shocking result of injudicious admonition'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing, two boys in field, by Beatrix Potter, pen and ink. Great Britain, late 19th - early 20th century. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.694.
Physical description
Two boys standing in a field with sheep, reading a large notice board which says 'NO I WON'T BRUSH MY TEETH' with caption below: 'shocking result of injudicious admonition'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5cm
  • Width: 16.5cm
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
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.
Other number
LB.694 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.1192

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2019
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