ICAA Christmas card - Peter Rabbit postman
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1935
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
152 x 107 mm
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242294.2
Summary
Printed Christmas card designed by Beatrix Potter for the Invalid Children's Aid Association, 1935. Peter Rabbit appears as a postman, the picture similar to that in The Peter Rabbit Almanac. Inside is a black and white picture of three rabbits reading a letter, 'Here comes Peter with the post bag! Is this the right rabbit hole please?' There is another copy of this card in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection, see their published catalogue reference 1807.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Invalid Children's Aid Association, engraver and publisher