Rabbit lady and gentleman
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1890
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
115 x 85 mm; 1 sheet (Extent)
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242358
Summary
Printed Christmas card designed by Beatrix Potter, 1890. A gentleman rabbit wearing a frock coat and carrying a walking cane passes in the street a lady rabbit holding a muffler. The greeting 'A bright and happy Christmas' appears below. The card was printed by Hildesheimer and Faulkner. This was one of the designs repackaged to illustrate the booklet 'A Happy Pair' by Frederick Weatherly.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Hildesheimer and Faulkner, engraver and publisher