Mice in nutshell
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1891
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
110 x 81 mm
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242293.2
Summary
Printed New Year card designed by Beatrix Potter c1891. The design is a nut shell which opens to reveal 2 mice inside the nut, both facing front and eating. The greeting 'Wishing you a Happy New Year' appears on the inside flap. The card was printed in Germany by Hildesheimer and Faulkner. See also HIL.R.92.1
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Hildesheimer and Faulkner, engraver and publisher