The Universal Songster

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Artist/Maker	Cruikshank, George (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

A working drawing for the frontispiece to a song-book called The Universal Songster. In the centre of the design sits a Toby Jug-esque character with a jug in one hand and a pipe in the other. Pencil, pen and ink. Signed 'George Cruikshank'.

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Category	Designs
Object type	Frontispiece
Title	The Universal Songster
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen and ink drawing Pen and Ink Pencil Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	A working drawing for the frontispiece to a song-book called 'The Universal Songster', in the centre of the design sits a Toby Jug-esque character. Pencil, pen and ink. Signed. By George Cruikshank. c.1825.
Physical description	A working drawing for the frontispiece to a song-book called The Universal Songster. In the centre of the design sits a Toby Jug-esque character with a jug in one hand and a pipe in the other. Pencil, pen and ink. Signed 'George Cruikshank'.
Dimensions	Height: 27.6cm Width: 19.2cm Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
Production type	Design
Marks and inscriptions	George Cruikshank (Signed, below design.)
Production	See the final published design, 9561:2.
Subjects depicted	Toby Jug Pipe Man Horse
Associated object	9561:2
Bibliographic references	Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991. Cohn, A. M. George Cruikshank. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Work Executed During the Years 1806-1877. The Office of the Bookman's Journal. London, 1924.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	9557A

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O680780/the-universal-songster-frontispiece-cruikshank-george/

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