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Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book

Print
ca. 1911 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Edmund Evans Ltd. (printer)
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

Mrs. Rabbit putting Peter Rabbit to bed

Object details

Categories
Anthropomorphism
Children & Childhood
Prints
Illustration
Animals and Wildlife
Woman Artist
Object type
print
TitlePeter Rabbit’s Painting Book (published title)
Materials and techniques
Three colour halftone process, printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Three-Colour Process (Printing)
Brief description
Proof for Peter Rabbit’s Painting Book, designed by Beatrix Potter, published by Frederick Warne and printed by Edmund Evans, London, 1911.
Physical description
Mrs. Rabbit putting Peter Rabbit to bed
Dimensions
  • Height: 195mm
  • Width: 275mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • H B Potter (Verso)
  • 7 (verso)
Credit line
Given by Joan Duke
Object history
Acquired by the V&A from Joan Duke in October 2006.
Subjects depicted
Rabbits
Bed
Literary referencePeter Rabbit's Painting Book (1911)
Other number
AAD/2006/4/402 - V&A Archive number
Collection
Archive of Art and Design
Accession number
AR.4:402-2006

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Record createdApril 8, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1487490/peter-rabbits-painting-book-print-potter-beatrix/
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