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Nursery ware - Peter Rabbit bowl - 1947

Nursery ware - Peter Rabbit bowl, photo M. Coupe, © Wedgwood Museum
    Nursery ware - Peter Rabbit bowl, photo M. Coupe
    © Wedgwood Museum

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons started making nursery ware decorated with the characters of Beatrix Potter in 1947 after an arrangement was reached with Frederick Warne, the publishing company that held Potter's copyright. Since then nursery pieces featuring Peter Rabbit in particular have become increasingly popular not only in Britain but also in the important Japanese and Far East markets.

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons started making nursery ware decorated with the characters of Beatrix Potter in 1947 after an arrangement was reached with Frederick Warne, the publishing company that held Potter's copyright. Since then nursery pieces featuring Peter Rabbit in particular have become increasingly popular not only in Britain but also in the important Japanese and Far East markets.

  • Type of object: Dessert ware/bowl
  • Mark: WEDGWOOD 10/0/65 [Impressed] WEDGWOOD of ETRURIA & BARLASTON Copyright Frederick Warne & Co. Beatrix Potter Designs PETER RABBIT N 527 [printed in black]
  • Year first produced: 1947
  • Body: Queen's ware, cream-coloured earthenware
  • Glaze: Cream
  • Material: Ceramic
  • Decoration: Lithographed
  • Accession number: 11087b
  • Dimensions: 40 mm (height), 145 mm (diameter)

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