Original box for ceramic figure
F. Warne and Co. Ltd.
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
76 mm (width); 108 mm (height); 78 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Beswick
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670428
Summary
A folded white cardboard box bearing colour prints of Beatrix Potter characters and either 'Beatirx Potter' and 'Bestwick' or just 'Bestwick' printed in black. Handwritten in pink ink on the top is 'Mr. Jeremy Fisher', and also 'Broken' in black ink. Printed on the side of the box is 'Copyright C 1981 F. Warne and Co. Ltd. Beatrix Potter Designs T.M'.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the box, on the label: 'BESWICK/ P1157'
Makers and roles
F. Warne and Co. Ltd., maker