| Level | Item |
| Ref No | EGM/1/49 |
| Title | Coloured illustration: Piglet carrying a balloon |
| Date | 1970 |
| Extent | 1 mounted illustration |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | A coloured ink illustration from page 75 of Milne, A A (1973) 'Winnie-the-Pooh'. London: Methuen.
Large reproduction of line illustration.
Probably not coloured by E H Shepard. Illustration is similar in format and style to draft 'Wind in the Willows' illustrations (EGM/4/99), one of which is marked 'NOT by EHS,' so is also probably not coloured by him. Item may represent publishing drafts testing the aesthetic of colouring the ink drawings. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Landscape orientation.
Overthrow window mount cut from 100% cotton museum board 1650 microns in off-white, hinged with linen tape on long edge, with rounded corners.
Illustration mounted to back board using Japanese paper hinges. |
| Copyright | Digital copying and photography is not permitted.
Line illustrations copyright © The Trustees of The Shepard Trust
Colouring of the illustrations copyright © 1970 and 1973 The Trustees of The Shepard Trust and HarperCollins Publishers Limited |
| Format | Artwork |