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One two buckle my shoe

Illustration
1940-1949 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Wood, Olive (artist)
Place of origin
London (painted)

Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Books
Children & Childhood
National Art Library
Object type
Illustration
TitleOne two buckle my shoe (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour on paper
Ink
Paper
Watercolour
Coloured Pencil
Painting (Image Making)
Brief description
Ink and watercolour painting by Olive Wood illustrating the nursery rhyme 'One two buckle my shoe', ca. 1940-1949.
Physical description
Illustration of a boy and girl knocking at a door. The girl holds a stick. Illustrates the nursery rhyme One, two, buckle my shoe.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.5cm
  • Width: 15cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'OLIVE WOOD' (Artist's signature on bottom left of the illustration.)
  • 'The Press Illustrating Co. Ltd.' (Ink stamp on the back of the illustration.)
  • 'The Press Illustrating Company, Ltd. Journalists & Illustrators. 197, Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, E.C. 4. Press matter - no use if delayed'. (Printed in ink on a label on the back of the illustration. Some words have been crossed out in pencil.)
  • [Pencil inscriptions] (Inscriptions in pencil, not all descipherable, on the printed label on the back of the illustrations. Consists of abbreviated months of the year followed by titles of illustrations.)
  • 'Three, four Knock at the door' (Inscription in ink on the illustration.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Boys
Girls
Literary reference<u>One two buckle my shoe</u>.
Summary
Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.109

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Record createdMay 16, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111993/one-two-buckle-my-shoe-illustration-wood-olive/
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