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Print - George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

  • Object:

    Print

  • Date:

    1940s (printed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (printer)
    George Cruickshank, born 1792 - died 1878 (draughtsman)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    watercolour and printing ink on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.

  • Museum number:

    S.1092-2010

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Greeting card with an illustration entitled Fantoccini drawn by George Cruikshank, first published in 1826 in the book Hone's Every Day Book. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.

Physical description

Folded greeting card with a hand-coloured illustration entitled Fantoccini showing a Punch and Judy puppet booth off centre to right. By its side a musician is playing a tambour. On the left are members of the audience. 'Greetings from Waldo & Muriel Lanchester CHRISTMAS 1948' inscribed in the greetings section.

Date

1940s (printed)

Artist/maker

Unknown (printer)
George Cruickshank, born 1792 - died 1878 (draughtsman)

Materials and Techniques

watercolour and printing ink on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'GREETINGS/ from/ Waldo & Muriel/ Lanchester/ CHRISTMAS/ 1948

Dimensions

Height: 16.1 cm cover, Width: 10.3 cm cover, Height: 16 cm open card, Width: 20.6 cm open card

Object history note

The illustration by George Cruikshank was originally published in Hone's Every Day Book, in 1826 ( re-issued about 1890).

Descriptive line

Greeting card with illustration entitled Fantoccini, drawn by George Cruikshank, first published in 1826. George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.

Materials

Paper; Watercolour; Printing ink

Techniques

Printing; Hand-colouring

Categories

Entertainment & Leisure

Collection code

T&P

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