The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Feb 1909 - Aug 1909
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
115 x 167 mm
Place of origin
Sawrey
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 243013
Caption
Black and white illustration for the final page of The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (page 60, or page 56 in the 2002 edition), "And she has laid in a remarkable assortment of bargains". Customers, including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, browse in Sally Henny Penny's shop. The book was published in October 1909.
Summary
Ink illustration for The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (published October 1909). See also HIL.RD.20 and HIL.RD.21, peliminary drawings. This illustration shows the interior of a shop with Mrs. Tiggy-winkle looking at a basket of eggs, Peter Rabbit and another rabbit looking in a barrel, Squirrel Nutkin looking in a drawer in the background, Jeremy Fisher carrying a box and three mice looking in a box in the foreground. This illustration features Beatrix's handwriting.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist