French Cuirassier
Cut Out
1870 (made)
1870 (made)
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Cut-out paper soldier on horseback, mounted on a wooden block, representing a member of the French Cuirassier Regiment.
Object details
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| Title | French 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. |
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| Production type | Mass 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. |
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| Accession number | E.401-1971 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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