Benjamin Bunny & Son Greengrocers
Watercolour Painting
1891 (made)
1891 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shop with fruit and vegetables in barrels and baskets (two lids open to reveal the contents); Benjamin Bunny wears a blue apron.
Object details
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| Title | Benjamin Bunny & Son Greengrocers (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pen and ink mounted on linen, with silk tasseled loop |
| Brief description | Toy picture, 'Benjamin Bunny & Son Greengrocers', watercolour and pen and ink, collage, mounted on linen, with silk tasselled loop, by Beatrix Potter, 1891. Linder Bequest catalogue number LB 1732. |
| Physical description | Shop with fruit and vegetables in barrels and baskets (two lids open to reveal the contents); Benjamin Bunny wears a blue apron. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'H.B.P. 1891' |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Made for Walter Gaddum. 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. |
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| 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.
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, cat. no. 1732, p.187. |
| Other number | LB.1732 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | BP.553 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2019 |
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