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Page design for Mr. Punch's Christmas Book

Illustration
ca.1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morgan, Olga (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Olga Morgan illustrated a number of children's books in the first quarter of the twentieth century, including:

The Twins' ABC (London: Liberty & Co., 1904)
Mr. Punch's Christmas Book (London: Punch Office, 1904)
Mr. Punch's Book of Birthdays (London: Punch Office, 1906)
As They Were and As They Should Have Been (London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1906)
Santa Claus's Partner, by Thomas Nelson Page (London: Chatto & Windus, 1910)

This illustration was probably produced for Mr. Punch's Christmas Book, illustrated by Olga Morgan and published by the office of Punch magazine in 1904.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Illustration
National Art Library
Object type
Illustration
TitlePage design for <u>Mr. Punch's Christmas Book</u> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour on card
Pen and Ink
Card
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Pen and ink and watercolour drawing by Olga Morgan, ca.1904.
Physical description
Pen and ink and watercolour drawing on stiff card of a page design. With space for text in the centre and illustration above of three people walking in a row - a boy dressed as a cook carrying a steaming saucepan, a cook with a crown on her head, and a postman dressed as a king holding a sceptre. Illustrated border below the space for text depicting four people drawing and writing. Text written in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 241mm
  • Width: 191mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier' (Bookplate on verso)
  • 'AR' (Initialled in pencil by Anne Renier on verso)
  • O.W. Paper & Arts Co., Ltd., London (Manufacturer of drawing board)
  • 'p.3 of the series / backed by the picture / Matilda her 3 brothers' (Pencil note on verso)
  • 'p.9' (Pencil note on recto)
  • 'If Christmas were a country, / The Cook its Queen would be; / The Parcel Postman Premier / Or other high degree; / And fairly proud positions / (Though far below the Cook) / Would fall to all who wrote and drew / To make a Children's Book.' (Text in pencil on recto)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Drawn by Olga Morgan, ca.1904. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Cooks
Kings (People)
Queens (People)
Artist
Writer
Saucepans
Crowns (Headdresses)
Sceptres
Postman
Summary
Olga Morgan illustrated a number of children's books in the first quarter of the twentieth century, including:

The Twins' ABC (London: Liberty & Co., 1904)
Mr. Punch's Christmas Book (London: Punch Office, 1904)
Mr. Punch's Book of Birthdays (London: Punch Office, 1906)
As They Were and As They Should Have Been (London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1906)
Santa Claus's Partner, by Thomas Nelson Page (London: Chatto & Windus, 1910)

This illustration was probably produced for Mr. Punch's Christmas Book, illustrated by Olga Morgan and published by the office of Punch magazine in 1904.
Other numbers
  • Ren. Planchest A - Previous Renier Collection pressmark
  • Ren.42.X.1(iv) - Previous Renier Collection pressmark
  • R(Z)256 - Previous National Art Library accession number
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.405

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Record createdMarch 20, 2008
Record URL
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