Ceramic figure
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box –77 mm (width); 109 mm (height); 78 mm (depth), Figure -87 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662982
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's Squirrel Nutkin from the book of the same name, with original box. The ceramic figure is of a red squirrel holding a nut. 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 pink ink on the top is 'SQUIRREL NUTKIN'. Toal number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Squirrel Nutkin'/ 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. Base of box: on label: BESWICK/ P1102
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker