George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection

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Artist/Maker	Robert Laurie & James Whittle (publisher) Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Illustrated song lyrics for Bartholomew Fair as sung by Mr Mathews. The illustrated panel shows Bartholomew Fair in chaos. In the commotion, a Punch and Judy theatre is in the process of being knocked over. Published in London by Laurie & Whittle.

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Category	Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Print
Title	George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	hand coloured etching, ink and paint on paper Printing Ink Paper Paint Printing Etching (Corroding) Painting Hand-Colouring
Brief description	Illustrated song lyrics for Bartholomew Fair as sung by Mr Mathews. Published in London by Laurie & Whittle on 30th January 1811, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection.
Physical description	Hand coloured and etched illustrated song lyrics for Bartholomew Fair as sung by Mr Mathews.
Dimensions	Height: 27.7cm Width: 22.2cm
Credit line	Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010.
Literary references	Bartholomew Fair Punch and Judy
Summary	Illustrated song lyrics for Bartholomew Fair as sung by Mr Mathews. The illustrated panel shows Bartholomew Fair in chaos. In the commotion, a Punch and Judy theatre is in the process of being knocked over. Published in London by Laurie & Whittle.
Other number	Punch Small Size File
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.922-2010

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Record created	June 10, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1159938/george-speaight-punch--judy-print-cruikshank-george/

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