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The Pixies were the wags Who tipt these funny tags and these heels!

Print
1866 (printed)
Artist/Maker

An print portraying a 'pixie' seated on a chair overseeing a group of five 'pixies' working on a pair of boots. There is a table in the background with a pin-cushion and bottle


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Pixies were the wags Who tipt these funny tags and these heels! (generic title)
Materials and techniques
print on paper
Brief description
'"The Pixies were the wags Who tipt these funny tags and these heels!"', a print by George Cruikshank produced to illustrate, 'The Pixies', a poem by Frederick Locker Lampton
Physical description
An print portraying a 'pixie' seated on a chair overseeing a group of five 'pixies' working on a pair of boots. There is a table in the background with a pin-cushion and bottle
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
George Cruikshank 1866 "The Pixies were the wags Who tip these funny tags and these heels!" Frederick Locker (printed, lower centre recto)
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Eliza Cruikshank
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceFrederick Locker-Lampson's 'Rowfant Library Catalogue', 1886
Associated object
9404A/2 (copy)
Bibliographic reference
From departmental notes relating to the Cruikshank Bequest Full text is as follows: 'The Pixies. A poem by Frederick Locker. (dated) 1866 2. 1 Ind. 1 plain'
Collection
Accession number
9404A/1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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