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Jemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book

Print
1911 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. (publisher)
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Printer's proof for a painting book, showing Jemima Puddle-Duck being invited to enter the woodshed by the foxy-whiskered gentleman, in sepia outlines.

Object details

Categories
Anthropomorphism
Animals and Wildlife
Children & Childhood
Prints
Books
Woman Artist
Object type
print
TitleJemima Puddle-Duck's Painting Book (published title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print, printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Line Block Printing
Brief description
Printer's proof, for Jemina Puddle-Duck's Painting Book, published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, Great Britain, 1925. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1896.
Physical description
Printer's proof for a painting book, showing Jemima Puddle-Duck being invited to enter the woodshed by the foxy-whiskered gentleman, in sepia outlines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 14cm
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
Duck
Fox
Shed
Literary referenceThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
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.1896 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1116(III)

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Record createdMarch 5, 2019
Record URL
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