Foxy Whiskered Gentleman
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box – 66 mm (width); 129 mm (height); 50 mm (depth), Figure - 122 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662973
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's ‘Foxy Whiskered Gentleman’ from ‘The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck’ with original box. The ceramic figure of a fox is wearing a grey jacket and breeches and a pink waistcoat. 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 'FOXY WHISKERED/ GENT'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Foxy Whiskered Gentleman'/ F. Warne and Co. Ltd./ Copyright 1954/ BESWICK ENGLAND Side of box: Copyright C 1981 F.Warne and Co. Ltd./ Beatrix Potter Designs T.M. Underside of box: on label: BESWICK/ P1092
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker