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French Cuirassier

Cut Out
1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cut-out paper soldier on horseback, mounted on a wooden block, representing a member of the French Cuirassier Regiment.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrench Cuirassier (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured woodcut print on paper; wood
Brief description
Soldier, French Cuirassier; Wood paper and card, German, 1870
Physical description
Cut-out paper soldier on horseback, mounted on a wooden block, representing a member of the French Cuirassier Regiment.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.8cm
  • Length: 9.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by G.E. Glen
Object history
Given to the V&A in 1945 by G.E. Glen [71/2500].

A note on the box the objects were given in states: 'presented to T.C.R. Davies by his father [illegible] T.G.D. Davies in 1870.' Below this is written in blue ink: 'among effects of Mrs. B.C. Barron(?) daughter of T.C.R. Davies'/
Historical context
Probably published to celebrate the famous charge of the Cuirassiers in the Battle of Wörth during the Franco-Prussian War, August 1870.
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
E.407-1971

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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