Not on display

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Christmas Card

1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
International Children's Aid Association (manufacturer)
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (photographed)

Peter Rabbit in bed being dosed by his mother.

Object details

Categories
Greeting Cards
Printed Pages & Sheets
Prints
Children & Childhood
Anthropomorphism
Woman Artist
Object type
Christmas card
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Christmas Card
  • Envelope
Materials and techniques
Four colour process printed, printing ink on card
Card
Printing Ink
Glassine
Four-Colour Process
Brief description
Greetings card designed for the Invalid Children’s Aid Association by Beatrix Potter in 1927. Linder Bequest catalogue no. LB 1798.
Physical description
Peter Rabbit in bed being dosed by his mother.
Dimensions
  • Height: 140mm
  • Width: 100mm
Production typeLimited edition
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.
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.1798 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.840

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Record createdApril 9, 2019
Record URL
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