Vocabulary
wearing spectacles or eyeglasses
Bespectacled
Process of applying multiple layers of nontransparent materials on top of each other, where the underlying layers are completely hidden by the overlying layers
Opaque layering
During her period of microscopy studies, Beatrix Potter made use of a microscope belonging to ______________.
her brother, Bertram
Where Beatrix found a rare mushroom, and completed her first drafts of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher in 1893?
Where is Dunkeld?
What did Beatrix Potter think about the collection of fungi housed at the Natural History Museum in London?
It was limited and poorly labeled.
The action, process, or result of combining/uniting
Amalgamation
What book is the mouse holding in A Dream of Toasted Cheese?
Inorganic Chemistry for Beginners
Why do you believe it was difficult to arrange a meeting between Beatrix and Charles McIntosh?
strict formalities of Victorian society prevented an easy arrangement; perhaps because he was a man and she was a proper young lady; or because they were from different social classes. Beatrix’s mother was strict about with whom Beatrix spent time.
Where were the Royal botanical gardens Beatrix and Henry Roscoe visited in 1897?
Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew
On her return trip to Scotland, what events led Beatrix Potter to have a greater curiosity
for geology and geomorphology?
What is her visit to Harescombe Grange in Gloucestershire with her cousins?
An act of civility, respect, or reverence made by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees
Curtseys
In the drawing of the orange peel mushroom, what does it mean when Potter drew it “in situ”?
At the location
What were the names of Beatrix’s parents?
Rupert Potter and Helen Leech
What book setting element was inspired by the abundant kitchen gardens at Fawe Park near the Lingholm Estate?
Mr. McGregor’s garden in The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
What story illustrations did Potter sell and then buy back from Erest Nister?
What is The Tale of Jeremy Fisher?
a flat wide river valley or the low-lying grassland along it
Strath
What artistic advice did Charles McIntosh share with Beatrix which helped her depictions of fungi?
To do more detailed pictures, or cross-sections, all on the same fungi to provide more detail of their unique characteristics.
What is the name of Beatrix’ brother? And how far apart were they in years?
Walter Bertram Potter, 6 years apart
What house did the Potters rent in the summer of 1894 for their last summer in Scotland? Where is this house located?
The Lennel House near Coldstream, just north of River Tweed and the Scottish border with England
The editor who handled and published “”The Tale of Peter Rabbit”.
Norman Warne
the vegetative part of a fungus, essentially the "root system" of a mushroom
Mycelium
The name of the original model for Peter Rabbit.
Peter Piper
What was the name of her drawing teacher she had at 12?
Miss Cameron
What were the homes and locations where the Potters stayed during their holidays in the Lake District?
the large medieval-inspired Wray Castle on Windermere, Esthwaite Water, or north in Keswick on Derwentwater at the LIngholm Estate.
Who published a book with her fungi illustrations 70 years after she drew them?
W.P.K. Findlay