1892
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
'Shall I come in, and cur off your threads?' is a 1892 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is called 'Shall I come in, and cut off your threads?' by Beatrix Potter. It was made around 1892. Beatrix Potter was inspired by nursery rhymes, and this work is part of a series based on 'Three little mice sat down to spin'. She made detailed studies and finished watercolours for each line of the rhyme. This work is interesting because it shows Potter's exploration of traditional rhymes. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour and pen-and-ink drawing by Beatrix Potter from about 1892 depicts three mice at a window with shutters, barring entry to a cat whose face appears outside; the interior includes chairs by Gebrüder Thonet. The scene illustrates the line “Shall I come in, and cut off your threads?” from the nursery rhyme “Three little mice sat down to spin.” The work was part of an unpublished booklet Potter developed around 1892, later donated to the V&A in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest.
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Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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