The Tale of Tom Kitten
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1906
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pencil
Measurements
190 x 125 mm; 24 pages (Extent)
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242211
Summary
Manuscript of The Tale of Tom Kitten, a brown 'Prince of Penny' exercise book. There are 24 rough pencil drawings on separate sheets which have been pasted in. Sometimes amended text has been written on separate slips of paper which have been pasted onto the pages.Beatrix began work on the book in the summer of 1906, using a borrowed kitten as a model.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), writer