The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1907 - Jul 1908
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pencil, Watercolour
Measurements
147 x 162 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 243412
Caption
Illustration for page 64 of The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (or page 58 of the 2002 edition), "the rolling-pin went roly-poly, roly". Beneath the attic floorboards, Anna Maria and Samuel Whiskers roll the dough around Tom Kitten with the rolling pin. The book was published October 1908 with the title The Roly-Poly Pudding; the title was changed to The Tale of Samuel Whiskers in 1926.
Summary
Watercolour illustration for The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (published October 1908). Samuel Whiskers and Anna Maria roll a rolling pin over Tom Kitten who is wrapped in dough.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist