Ceramic figure
Beswick
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Ceramic and cardboard
Measurements
Box – 76 mm (width); 110 mm (height); 77 mm (depth), Figure - 77 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662983
Summary
A ceramic figure of Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, from the book of the same name, with original box. The ceramic hedgehog is wearing a red and white plaid bodice, brown and blue striped skirt, white apron and white mob cap. She holds an iron in her left hand. The original, white cardboard box is decorated with colour printed illustrations of characters from Beatrix Potter's tales. A white sticky label on the lid reads 'MRS. TIGGY WINKLE N 90'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BEATRIX POTTER'S/ 'Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle'/ F. Warne and Co. Ltd./ Copyright 1948/ BESWICK ENGLAND Sides of box: BEATRIX/ POTTER/ BESWICK
Makers and roles
Beswick , maker