Dancing rats
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1890 - 1895
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
82 x 117 mm
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242407
Summary
Printed New Year card designed by Beatrix Potter, early 1890s. Dancing rats - three gentleman rats and two lady rats wearing Regency costume. The greeting 'A bright and happy New Year' appears below. The card was printed in Germany by Hildesheimer and Faulkner.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist Hildesheimer and Faulkner, engraver and publisher