See-Saw Margery Daw
Illustration
ca.1900 (made)
ca.1900 (made)
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Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
Edith A. Cubitt produced this pen and ink and watercolour drawing for Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681, 28th year of publication), edited by Alfred C. Payne and published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It illustrates a version of the popular nursery rhyme:
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jenny shall have a new master:
She shall have but a penny a day,
Because she can't work any faster.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
Edith A. Cubitt produced this pen and ink and watercolour drawing for Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681, 28th year of publication), edited by Alfred C. Payne and published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It illustrates a version of the popular nursery rhyme:
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jenny shall have a new master:
She shall have but a penny a day,
Because she can't work any faster.
Object details
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| Title | <u>See-Saw Margery Daw</u> (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by Edith A. Cubitt illustrating the nursery rhyme, 'See-Saw Margery Daw', ca.1900; published by Ernest Nister in the 28th year of publication of 'Nister's Holiday Annual'. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink and watercolour drawing on stiff card illustrating the nursery rhyme, 'See-Saw Margery Daw'. Four children play on a see-saw, a boy and girl at each end. Two other children, a boy and girl, watch, one on either side. The children wear brightly coloured clothes; one boy wears a blue and red cap. The see-saw is a plank of wood resting across a log; there are other logs on the left of the drawing behind the group of children. In the distance is a stone wall and gate, beyond which is a thatched cottage and more trees and fields. Mounted on card. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Object history | Drawn by Edith A. Cubitt, ca.1900. Published by Ernest Nister in his 28th Nister's Holiday Annual. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
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| Literary reference | The illustration is published in <u>Nister's Holiday Annual</u>, 28th year of publication, edited by Alfred C. Payne, and published in London (26 and 28 St. Bride Street) by Ernest Nister, and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. Series no.: 4681. |
| Summary | Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director. Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick. Edith A. Cubitt produced this pen and ink and watercolour drawing for Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681, 28th year of publication), edited by Alfred C. Payne and published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It illustrates a version of the popular nursery rhyme: See-saw, Margery Daw, Jenny shall have a new master: She shall have but a penny a day, Because she can't work any faster. |
| Bibliographic reference | The illustration is published in 'Nister's Holiday Annual', 28th year of publication, edited by Alfred C. Payne, and published in London (26 and 28 St. Bride Street) by Ernest Nister, and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. Series no.: 4681.
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| Library number | RENIER.273 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2008 |
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