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The Peter Rabbit Music Books

Drawing
1935 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two Bad Mice running away from the Doll's House carrying a chair and a ham. [Beatrix Potter's] original drawings inked over for the publishers (Leslie Linder cataloguing notes).

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Peter Rabbit Music Books (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Pencil drawing by Beatrix Potter for Book 2. Duet no. 3 of The Peter Rabbit Music Books, published by J & W Chester and Frederick Warne; Great Britain, 1935. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 1749.
Physical description
Two Bad Mice running away from the Doll's House carrying a chair and a ham. [Beatrix Potter's] original drawings inked over for the publishers (Leslie Linder cataloguing notes).
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 18cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
I & JS/1861 (watermark)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn in 1935. Original drawings inked over for the publishers (Leslie Linder catalogue note). 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
Literary references
  • The Peter Rabbit Music Books
  • The Tale of the Two Bad Mice, by Beatrix Potter
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.1749 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.692

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Record createdDecember 1, 2024
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