Guinea pigs
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1890 - 1895
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
130 x 90 mm; 13 sheets (Extent)
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242414
Summary
A collection of 13 printed Christmas cards, all of the same design, designed by Beatrix Potter early 1890s. Three guinea pigs wearing school-boy suits chase after their mother who is running away with a dish and spoon. The greeting 'A bright and happy Christmas' 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