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The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter, 'The Gentleman Mouse Bows'
Beatrix Potter, 'The Gentleman Mouse Bows'
Beatrix Potter
'The Gentleman Mouse Bows'
1903
Pencil and watercolour
© Frederick Warne & Co. 2006
Beatrix Potter dressed the mice in authentic 18th-century costume, based partially on garments in the V&A’s collections. Gentleman Mouse wears court dress, with a tricorne hat. The teacups date from about 1800.
