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

Studies of seeded dandelions, poppies and strawberry runners(?), and on the back studies of dtrawberry runners and ripening strawberries.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Sepia ink and pencil on paper.
Brief description
Drawing of seeded dandelions, poppies and strawberry runners, by Beatrix Potter, sepia ink and pencil. Great Britain, late 19th - early 20th century. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 268.
Physical description
Studies of seeded dandelions, poppies and strawberry runners(?), and on the back studies of dtrawberry runners and ripening strawberries.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Width: 22cm
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 references
  • 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. 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.
  • Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005 p.90 (see for information) Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005, p.90 (see for information)
Other number
LB.268 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Accession number
BP.929

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2019
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