[Jemima Puddle-Duck soft toy prototype produced to secure the patent].

Author
Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 [Browse]
Format
Visual material
Language
No linguistic content
Published/​Created
[England, 1910].
Description
White plush figure w/ hinged legs and yellow felt "beak" and legs, bead eyes w/ printed calico shawl and blue chambray bonnet ; 20.5 x 9 x 18 cm.

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Notes
  • Wonderfully sensitive depiction of the addled heroine. The cloth for the shawl came from the calico factory owned by BP's mother's family.
  • With A.N.: Jemima 1910. This figure was originally given by Beatrix Potter many years ago to her very good friends living next door in one of her houses "The Castle," Sawry, Miss Hammond and Miss Mills. Jemima had pride of place on top shelf of a book case until late 1950s when they gave it to Freda Jackson (nee Storey) daughter of Tom Storey, BP's farm manager. On her death in 1971 (age 51) it passed to her husband E. Jackson leaving his possession April 12 1994.
  • Cotsen copy: Lightly soiled, some holes in left foot. Needs cleaning as it smells a bit.
Binding note
Library cloth box w/ plastic pins and green mor. Label.
OCLC
1340466527
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