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 242405
Summary
Printed Christmas card designed by Beatrix Potter c1891. The design is a nut shell which opens to reveal 2 mice inside the nut, one facing forwards and eating.The greeting 'A happy Christmas to you' appears on the inside flap. The card was printed in Germany by Hildesheimer and Faulkner. See also HIL.R.92 and manuscript note HIL.R.286.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Hildesheimer and Faulkner, engraver and publisher