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Watercolour

8 September 1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A path on planks through a vegetable patch.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing of a path on planks through a vegetable patch, by Beatrix Potter. Probably Fawe Park, 8 September 1903. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.804.
Physical description
A path on planks through a vegetable patch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Width: 19cm
Production typeUnique
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.
Subject depicted
Place 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. 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.804 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.485

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Record createdMarch 11, 2019
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