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“Oh no, if you please'm; that's a little scarlet waist-coat belonging to Cock Robin!”
CapTURE THE MAGIC OF BEATRIX POTTER
Bronze Robin and Spade Garden Sculpture
While Peter Rabbit is undoubtedly the star of the show in Beatrix Potter’s first children’s book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit – his name is writ large in the title after all! – there are a handful of supporting characters which bring texture and atmospheric detail to Potter’s idyllic English cottage garden setting. The menagerie of animals includes goldfish, Mr. McGregor’s white cat, a mouse, and three species of bird: blackbirds, sparrows and a very inquisitive robin…
“First he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes…”
In one of the English author’s most famous illustrations, we first meet Robin as he sits perched atop a spade, looking on while Peter Rabbit sets to work on a pair of radishes – a scene catpured in beautiful detail in our Bronze Robin and Spade Sculpture and Peter Rabbit Eating Radishes Garden Sculpture.
Our curious red-breasted friend can be seen throughout the story. Whether he’s bobbing through a cabbage patch inspecting Peter Rabbit’s lost shoe or landing on a scarecrow made from the cotton-tailed hero’s iconic blue jacket – the Robin is an integral artistic feature of Beatrix Pottter’s first book and is a common motif through the series. Indeed, in the The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, we finally learn his name!
A stunning garden feature
Robin in Beatrix Potter books
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle begins with a young girl named Lucie on the search for a lost handkerchief. Among the numerous woodland creatures that Lucie questions about its disappearance is Cock Robin, sitting on a twig:
“Cock Robin looked sideways at Lucie with his bright black eye, and he flew over a stile and away.”
Later in the cherished children’s tale, the kindly Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle can be seen sorting through freshly laundered garments belonging to various animal neighbours; one of which is a very distinctive item: Cock Robin’s small red waistcoat!
Our range of Beatrix Potter garden sculptures offer new and enchanting ways to enjoy these famous literary scenes and the beloved characters who inhabit them. Creating captivating, theatrical landscapes that stir memories of reading a Beatrix Potter book for the first time.
Why not take a look through our collection and find inspiration for a beautiful storybook spring garden!
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