George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection
Slide
late 19th century (published)
late 19th century (published)
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| Place of origin |
Hand coloured glass slide depicting Mr Punch in his night clothes, number 12 of a set of 12.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: I’m not such a bad old man as they make out. Don’t you believe it. I didn’t mean to hurt my dear darling baby, it was all a mistake; and I will be extra kind to dear old Judy, and dear old Toby shall have a penny ice all to himself, and my dear old donkey what a feed he shall have, and what a happy family we’ll all be for the future. Good night, my dears, good night. Don’t forget poor old Punch.
The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show:
Punch: I’m not such a bad old man as they make out. Don’t you believe it. I didn’t mean to hurt my dear darling baby, it was all a mistake; and I will be extra kind to dear old Judy, and dear old Toby shall have a penny ice all to himself, and my dear old donkey what a feed he shall have, and what a happy family we’ll all be for the future. Good night, my dears, good night. Don’t forget poor old Punch.
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 in his night clothes, number 12 of a set of 12, George Speaight Punch & Judy Collection. |
| Physical description | Glass slide depicting Mr Punch in his night clothes holding a candle. Above him are the words 'Good Night'. Backed on card. |
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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 in his night clothes, number 12 of a set of 12. The following text accompanies the slide during a magic lantern show: Punch: I’m not such a bad old man as they make out. Don’t you believe it. I didn’t mean to hurt my dear darling baby, it was all a mistake; and I will be extra kind to dear old Judy, and dear old Toby shall have a penny ice all to himself, and my dear old donkey what a feed he shall have, and what a happy family we’ll all be for the future. Good night, my dears, good night. Don’t forget poor old Punch. |
| Associated object | S.1234-2010 (Duplicate) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1235-2010 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2010 |
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