Mary Had a Little Lamb
Illustration
1915 (made)
1915 (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
E. Heatly's illustration was published by Ernest Nister in 1915 in the 28th year of publication of Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681), edited by Alfred C. Playne. It accompanies the popular nursery rhyme, 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'.
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.
E. Heatly's illustration was published by Ernest Nister in 1915 in the 28th year of publication of Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681), edited by Alfred C. Playne. It accompanies the popular nursery rhyme, 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | <u>Mary Had a Little Lamb</u> (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by E. Heatly, 1915; commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing of a little girl pulling a toy lamb on a piece of string. The girl wears a pink dress with a white pinafore, blue socks and straw hat adorned with flowers. She carries a slate in her left hand and the end of the pink string in her right hand. She has a leather satchel over her left shoulder. The toy lamb sits on the ground on blue wheels beside her right foot. In the background is a wooden fence and flowers. 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 E. Heatly in 1915. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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. E. Heatly's illustration was published by Ernest Nister in 1915 in the 28th year of publication of Nister's Holiday Annual (no. 4681), edited by Alfred C. Playne. It accompanies the popular nursery rhyme, 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'. |
| Other number | Nister - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | RENIER.300 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2008 |
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