Pig-Wig
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box – 68 mm (width); 128 mm (height); 51 mm (depth), Figure - 103 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662978
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's Pig-Wig from the book ‘The Tale of Pigling Bland’. The figure is of a black pig wearing a blue dress. 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 'PIG WIG'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Pig-Wig'/ F. Warne and Co. Ltd./ Copyright 1972/ BESWICK/ ENGLAND On side of box: Copyright C 1981 F.Warne and Co.Ltd./ Beatrix Potter Designs T.M. Base of box: on label: BESWICK/ P1277
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker