The Ladder of Matrimony
Cut Paper
ca.1800-25 (made)
ca.1800-25 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This is the work of an amateur artist. It may have been intended as a keepsake or a greeting card. Cut-paper work was a common pastime for young women in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Ladder of Matrimony |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on cut paper |
| Brief description | Ladder of Matrimony, Cut-paper work. ca. 1800-25 |
| Physical description | Cut-paper work in the form of a step-ladder, each rung inscribed with a different emotion, and little figures at the bottom |
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| Production | This drawing appears to be based on the design of an engraved card published by R. Ackermann, London, an example of which is E.2311-1953 |
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| Summary | This is the work of an amateur artist. It may have been intended as a keepsake or a greeting card. Cut-paper work was a common pastime for young women in the late 18th and early 19th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO, 1967 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.350-1966 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2006 |
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