Ceramic figure
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box – 68 mm (width); 128 mm (height); 50 mm (depth), Figure - 102 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662971
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's ‘Pigling Bland’ with original box. The ceramic figure is of a pig wearing a mauve jacket, blue waistcoat and yellow-green breeches. A folded white cardboard box bearing colour prints of Beatrix Potter characters and either 'BEATRIX POTTER' and 'BESWICK' or just 'BESWICK' printed in black. Handwritten in blue ink on the top is 'PIGLING BLAND'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Pigling Bland'/ F. Warne and Co. Ltd./ Copyright 1956/ BESWICK.ENGLAND Side of box: Copyright C 1981 F.Warne and Co. Ltd/ Beatrix Potter Designs T.M. Underside of box: on label: BESWICK/ P 1365
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker