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 Mr Punch, Judy and the baby, number seven of a set of 12.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: And how is the dear baby, Judy? Isn’t it like me? Pretty little dear. Popsey darling. Oh, take it away, it’s got hold of my nose. Oh my poor nose! Judy will you take it away? You wont, then I’ll throw it out of window. [Punch throws poor baby out of window.]
Judy: Oh, you cruel monster. I’ll have you locked up. My poor darling precious baby. I’ll call a policeman.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: And how is the dear baby, Judy? Isn’t it like me? Pretty little dear. Popsey darling. Oh, take it away, it’s got hold of my nose. Oh my poor nose! Judy will you take it away? You wont, then I’ll throw it out of window. [Punch throws poor baby out of window.]
Judy: Oh, you cruel monster. I’ll have you locked up. My poor darling precious baby. I’ll call a policeman.
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 Mr Punch, Judy and the baby, number seven of a set of 12, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection. |
| Physical description | Glass slide depicting Mr Punch, Judy and the baby. The baby is being held by Judy and holding on to Mr Punch's nose. |
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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 Mr Punch, Judy and the baby, number seven of a set of 12. The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show: Punch: And how is the dear baby, Judy? Isn’t it like me? Pretty little dear. Popsey darling. Oh, take it away, it’s got hold of my nose. Oh my poor nose! Judy will you take it away? You wont, then I’ll throw it out of window. [Punch throws poor baby out of window.] Judy: Oh, you cruel monster. I’ll have you locked up. My poor darling precious baby. I’ll call a policeman. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1229-2010 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2010 |
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