1. Tom Kitten. 2. Squirrel Nutkin. 3. The Tailor of Gloucester. 4. Benjamin Bunny. 5. Mr. Jeremy Fisher. 6. Peter Rabbit. 7. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
Each print - 343 mm (width); 435 mm (height), Box - 357 mm (width); 454 mm (height)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667357
Summary
Prints,1. Tom Kitten. 2. Squirrel Nutkin. 3. The Tailor of Gloucester. 4. Benjamin Bunny. 5. Mr. Jeremy Fisher. 6. Peter Rabbit. 7. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter (London 1866 – Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943). A set of Beatrix Potter prints in cardboard packaging. The prints are all in colour and are the following: Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester, Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Each of the prints has a caption detailing who they are and publishing details. For example: 'Benjamin Bunny from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter'. The cardboard packaging lists a Jemima Puddle-Duck print but it is missing. The cardboard packaging is rectangular and opens at the side and has a piece of dividing cardboard in the centre. On the front is a cut out window to view the contents, dissected by a yellow rectangular panel in the top right corner, listing the prints in red and blue lettering. In the bottom left of the front is a yellow and blue illustration of Peter Rabbit and the inscription 'Peter Rabbit And His Friends, Copyright Frederick Warne And Co. Ltd. Made And Printed In Great Britain' in red and blue lettering. Total number of items is 8.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), author Frederick Warne and Co Ltd.., copyright holder Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), illustrator