Dish
1930-1939 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Circular dish of thick white porcelain. Around the rim is a yellow band. On the dish are pictured a little girl holding a doll and pointing her finger at a green pixie. The pixie points at a toadstool with a 'To Let' sign. Under the house is Mabel Lucie Attwell's signature. Above printed in brown;
'No, Mr Fairy- that won't do
I don't want ... a fuss-
A fairy house may well suit you-
It won't fit us!'
'No, Mr Fairy- that won't do
I don't want ... a fuss-
A fairy house may well suit you-
It won't fit us!'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-painted porcelain |
| Brief description | Dish, for a child, hand-painted porcelain, by Mabel Lucie Attwell for Shelley, England, 1930's |
| Physical description | Circular dish of thick white porcelain. Around the rim is a yellow band. On the dish are pictured a little girl holding a doll and pointing her finger at a green pixie. The pixie points at a toadstool with a 'To Let' sign. Under the house is Mabel Lucie Attwell's signature. Above printed in brown; 'No, Mr Fairy- that won't do I don't want ... a fuss- A fairy house may well suit you- It won't fit us!' |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.406-1981 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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