The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
132 x 100 x 12 mm; 42 sheets (Extent)
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242233.1.1
Summary
Front cover of a manuscript of Canon Rawnsley's versification of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. 'The tale of Peter Rabbit written & illustrated by Beatrix Potter Done with Rhyme by Canon Rawnsley, one shilling' is written in pencil and overlaid with black ink There is also an illustration of a silhouette of a rabbit in black ink.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1851 - 1920), writer