Rabbit carrying sack
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1890 - 1895
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
110 x 93 mm
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242412
Summary
Printed greetings card designed by Beatrix Potter, early 1890s. A rabbit postman, wearing a blue great-coat, carries a sack on his back. The greeting 'Wishing you a 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