Millie Warne and the doll's house
Norman Warne
Category
Photographs
Date
Apr 1904
Materials
Paper
Measurements
107 x 81 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242327
Summary
Photographic print of Winifred Warne, the niece of Norman Warne, standing next to the doll's house made for her by Norman Warne.The house was used as a model by Beatrix Potter for the Tale of Two Bad Mice (published September 1904). The photograph was taken by Norman Warne for Beatrix Potter's use; Beatrix received the photograph 20 April 1904. See also HIL.R.127, HIL.R.128.1-2, other photographs of the doll's house. There is a similar photograph in the Linder Bequest, see the published catalogue of the V and A Beatrix Potter Collection, ref. 2095.
Makers and roles
Norman Warne, manufacturer