George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
Magic Lantern Slide
late 19th century (published)
late 19th century (published)
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| Place of origin |
Hand coloured glass slide depicting Punch and Judy, number two of a set of 12.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: How do you do? I’m in a good humour this morning, got out of bed the right side. Judy, Judy! my pretty Judy! where are you?
Judy: Now Mr. Punch I’m very busy, what is it you want?
Punch: Oh don’t trouble if you are busy, I thought you’d like a new bonnet.
Judy: Oh, Punchey dear, I’m not busy, you are a dear old man, and they go off to buy the bonnet.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: How do you do? I’m in a good humour this morning, got out of bed the right side. Judy, Judy! my pretty Judy! where are you?
Judy: Now Mr. Punch I’m very busy, what is it you want?
Punch: Oh don’t trouble if you are busy, I thought you’d like a new bonnet.
Judy: Oh, Punchey dear, I’m not busy, you are a dear old man, and they go off to buy the bonnet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand coloured glass |
| Brief description | Hand coloured glass slide for a magic lantern show depicting Punch and Judy, number two of a set of 12, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection. |
| Physical description | Glass slide depicting Punch and Judy. They appear to be dancing, both are kicking out their right legs. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the V&A in 2010. |
| Summary | Hand coloured glass slide depicting Punch and Judy, number two of a set of 12. The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show: Punch: How do you do? I’m in a good humour this morning, got out of bed the right side. Judy, Judy! my pretty Judy! where are you? Judy: Now Mr. Punch I’m very busy, what is it you want? Punch: Oh don’t trouble if you are busy, I thought you’d like a new bonnet. Judy: Oh, Punchey dear, I’m not busy, you are a dear old man, and they go off to buy the bonnet. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1224-2010 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2010 |
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