Ceramic figure
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box – 67 mm (width); 127 mm (height); 52 mm (depth), Figure - 97 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662974
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's Little Pig Robinson with original box. The ceramic pig is wearing a blue and white plaid blouse and blue and white striped drawers. 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 'LITTLE PIG ROBINSON'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Little Pig Robinson'/ F. Warne and Co. Ltd./ Copyright 1948/ BESWICK/ ENGLAND On side of box: Copyright C 1981 F.Warne and Co. Ltd/ Beatrix Potter Designs T.M.
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker