Print Collection
Scrap
ca.1890 (printed)
ca.1890 (printed)
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Scraps first appeared in the early 19th century as black and white engravings, and were later coloured by hand. By the 1820s they had become more elaborate and sometimes embossed, and within a decade both the printing and embossing processes were automated. They were colour printed by chromolithography, and coated with a gelatine and gum layer to give them a gloss finish. After being embossed they were die-cut and put through a stamping press to cut away the unwanted areas of paper, leaving the individual images connected by small strips, often bearing the name or initials of the maker.
Scraps became extremely popular in Victorian England to be cut out by adults or children and stuck into albums, on to screens, or used for decorating greetings cards. This is for Mr. Punch, the anarchic glove puppet that became popular after he arrived in Britain from Italy in the late 17th century.
Scraps became extremely popular in Victorian England to be cut out by adults or children and stuck into albums, on to screens, or used for decorating greetings cards. This is for Mr. Punch, the anarchic glove puppet that became popular after he arrived in Britain from Italy in the late 17th century.
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Title | Print Collection (named collection) |
Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
Brief description | Miniature printed paper scrap of Mr. Punch. Chromolithograph by Siegmund Hildesheimer & Co., ca.1890 |
Physical description | Multicoloured paper scrap of Mr. Punch in silhouette with his characteristic hooked nose and chin, facing to his right, wearing a red and yellow conical hat, a red jacket, blue knee-breeches, red and white striped stockings, and a white ruff around his neck. |
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Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
Subject depicted | |
Literary reference | Punch and Judy |
Summary | Scraps first appeared in the early 19th century as black and white engravings, and were later coloured by hand. By the 1820s they had become more elaborate and sometimes embossed, and within a decade both the printing and embossing processes were automated. They were colour printed by chromolithography, and coated with a gelatine and gum layer to give them a gloss finish. After being embossed they were die-cut and put through a stamping press to cut away the unwanted areas of paper, leaving the individual images connected by small strips, often bearing the name or initials of the maker. Scraps became extremely popular in Victorian England to be cut out by adults or children and stuck into albums, on to screens, or used for decorating greetings cards. This is for Mr. Punch, the anarchic glove puppet that became popular after he arrived in Britain from Italy in the late 17th century. |
Other number | 1963/G/53 - BTMA accession number |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.5:3-2008 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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