An Elf to Tea
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Battersea 1888 – Cornwall 1959)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, glass, wood and printing ink
Measurements
Image - 435 mm (width); 525 mm (height), Frame - 478 mm (width); 570 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657634
Summary
Print, coloured, An Elf to Tea by Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Margate 1888 – 1959). A framed colour print entitled 'An Elf to Tea' by Margaret W. Tarrant. It depicts an elf wearing a pink pointed hood and top and orange leggings. He is sitting on a bank receiving a cup of tea from a rabbit wearing a blue and pink chequered apron. In front of them are rabbits enjoying a picnic. The artist's signature appears in the bottom right hand corner.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr Peter Good in June 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
On the label on the reverse of the picture: 'AN ELF TO TEA/ BY/ MARGARET W. TARRANT'
Makers and roles
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Battersea 1888 – Cornwall 1959), artist