Illustrated Letter
23 August 1898 (made)
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Hand written letter with illustrations in pen including sheep in a fold at a sheep fair with dogs and farmers, pigs being driven by a farmer with a horse and cart, sheep lying with their legs tied, and a dog jumping from a train carriage window and self-portrait of Beatrix Potter sitting in the train with a pet under the seat. On the back the letter continues with a drawing of a man lying on a collapsed chair and a handkerchief on a chair.
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| Materials and techniques | Ink and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Illustrated letter by Beatrix Potter to Marjorie Moore. 23 Aug 1898. Waverley, Dumfries. Concerning her Scottish journey. Linder Bequest Cat. no. LB 1464. |
| Physical description | Hand written letter with illustrations in pen including sheep in a fold at a sheep fair with dogs and farmers, pigs being driven by a farmer with a horse and cart, sheep lying with their legs tied, and a dog jumping from a train carriage window and self-portrait of Beatrix Potter sitting in the train with a pet under the seat. On the back the letter continues with a drawing of a man lying on a collapsed chair and a handkerchief on a chair. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| 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. |
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| 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.1464 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.878(I) |
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| Record created | April 30, 2019 |
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