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Sketchbook

ca. 1928 (made)
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Covers of a sketchbook originally containing 46 perforated leaves of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding. Once holding illustrations for 'The House at Pooh Corner', which have now been individually mounted. Labelled WTP 2 and lighter HPC and HOUSE AT POOH CORNER. The inside front cover is inscribed in pencil with a list of contents, with dates from April 9th to June 14th, 1928. The inside back cover is inscribed with a joke.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Stubs of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding, graphite annotations, red pencil.
Brief description
Covers of a sketchbook once holding 46 sheets of illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard for 'The House at Pooh Corner', which have now been individually mounted. Great Britain, 1928.
Physical description
Covers of a sketchbook originally containing 46 perforated leaves of wove paper in a black trade cloth binding. Once holding illustrations for 'The House at Pooh Corner', which have now been individually mounted. Labelled WTP 2 and lighter HPC and HOUSE AT POOH CORNER. The inside front cover is inscribed in pencil with a list of contents, with dates from April 9th to June 14th, 1928. The inside back cover is inscribed with a joke.
Dimensions
  • Cover height: 35.5cm
  • Cover width: 23cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Gift of E.H. Shepard
Literary referenceThe House at Pooh Corner, by A.A. Milne (Methuen, 1928)
Bibliographic reference
E.521 to E.792-1973 are a catalogue of folios containing 271 sheets of sketches for illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard. These are comprised of the following titles, written by A. A. Milne, published by Methuen and illustrated by the artist. When We Were Very Young Winnie-the-Pooh Now We are Six The House at Pooh Corner They were initially lent by the artist to the museum for the travelling exhibition 'Winnie-the-Pooh' in 1969-70 and were afterwards given to the museum by Mrs Norah Shepard on behalf of her husband. Also included in the gift were 25 proofs of illustrations, 9 letters and 4 manuscripts by the artist, A. A. Milne, and others. At the same time Mrs Shepard gave a further 9 sheets of illustrations to works by A. A. Milne (E.833 to E.841-1973) and 87 sheets of topographical and other drawings from sketchbooks by the artist (E.1826 to E.1912-1973).
Collection
Accession number
E.648A-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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