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'Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail

Print
1929 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed book jacket for 'Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail. There is a man in a tuxedo seated with his daughter on his knee in a playroom. They are smiling joyfully at each other. There is a rocking horse and drum in the background. On the back cover is a fashionable woman looking across to the father and child, holding a lipstick and a hand mirror.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Brief description
Book jacket for an illustrated edition of 'Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail, published by The Reader's Library. Great Britain, 1929.
Physical description
Printed book jacket for 'Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail. There is a man in a tuxedo seated with his daughter on his knee in a playroom. They are smiling joyfully at each other. There is a rocking horse and drum in the background. On the back cover is a fashionable woman looking across to the father and child, holding a lipstick and a hand mirror.
Dimensions
  • Height: 291mm
  • Width: 170mm
Dimensions measured 02/07/2013
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1647-1987

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Record createdJuly 2, 2013
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