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Design

September 1904 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Characters from the books arranged around the page, connected by a flourished line. Features the Two Bad Mice, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the Amiable Guinea-Pig, Benjamin Bunny and cat.

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pen and ink on paper, mounted on card
Brief description
Watercolour and pen and ink drawing, endpaper design no. 3, by Beatrix Potter. Great Britain, first used in September 1904 for The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Linder Bequest catalogue number LB 944.
Physical description
Characters from the books arranged around the page, connected by a flourished line. Features the Two Bad Mice, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the Amiable Guinea-Pig, Benjamin Bunny and cat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 135mm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Subjects depicted
Other number
LB.944 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.461

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2019
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