Girl with Korean doll
Illustration
ca.1890 (made)
ca.1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| 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.
This drawing appears in Nister's picture book, Humpty Dumpty (no. 398), accompanying hack verses:
Hushy, baby, my doll,
I pray you don't cry,
And I'll give you some bread
and some milk by-and-by;
Or perhaps you like custard,
or maybe a tart? -
Then to either you're
welcome, with all
my whole heart.
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.
This drawing appears in Nister's picture book, Humpty Dumpty (no. 398), accompanying hack verses:
Hushy, baby, my doll,
I pray you don't cry,
And I'll give you some bread
and some milk by-and-by;
Or perhaps you like custard,
or maybe a tart? -
Then to either you're
welcome, with all
my whole heart.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Girl with Korean doll (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by E. Heatly, ca.1890; commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing of a girl with a doll. The girl (depicted from the waist upwards) wears a pink dress with a white bonnet tied under her chin with a pink ribbon. She holds a doll to her chest. The doll, described by Anne Renier (donor) as Korean, is of an East Asian baby dressed in blue and gold. Mounted on card. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Object history | Drawn by E. Heatly ca.1890 for an Ernest Nister publication. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Commissioned by Ernest Nister |
| 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. This drawing appears in Nister's picture book, Humpty Dumpty (no. 398), accompanying hack verses: Hushy, baby, my doll, I pray you don't cry, And I'll give you some bread and some milk by-and-by; Or perhaps you like custard, or maybe a tart? - Then to either you're welcome, with all my whole heart. |
| Other number | Nister - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | RENIER.306 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2008 |
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