In Beatrix Potter’s delightful children’s book, (1904), a pair of rebellious rodents vandalise a dolls’ house. They discover a spread of miniature dolls’ house food made from plaster, glued to tiny plates. Potter’s charming illustrations depict ‘two red lobsters and a ham, a fish, a pudding, and some pears and oranges. They would not come off the plates, but they were extremely beautiful.’ Frustrated by their inedibility, the mice smash them to
Cabinet of Curiosities
Mar 02, 2022
3 minutes
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