'The Old Curiosity Shop' dish
Dish
ca.1930 (made)
ca.1930 (made)
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This dish or ashtray is decorated with an image of Codlin and Short, the travelling Punch & Judy proprietors from Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop, meeting in a street outside an inn with the sign 'Worthington', the beer manufacturers. This was part of a series of ceramic wares advertising Worthington's produced in the 1930s and manufactured in Staffordshire by Newhall of Hanley. Short is holding a figure of Mr. Punch while Codlin carries the pan pipes that he plays in the book.
Charles Dickens was fond of Punch and Judy. Today Punch and Judy shows are a feature of British seaside entertainment. Their history in Great Britain stretches back to the puppet show that Samuel Pepys saw in Covent Garden on 9 May 1662, performed by the Italian puppeteer Signor Bologna.
Charles Dickens was fond of Punch and Judy. Today Punch and Judy shows are a feature of British seaside entertainment. Their history in Great Britain stretches back to the puppet show that Samuel Pepys saw in Covent Garden on 9 May 1662, performed by the Italian puppeteer Signor Bologna.
Object details
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| Title | 'The Old Curiosity Shop' dish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Glazed earthenware dish or ashtray transfer printed with an image of Codlin and Short, the itinerant Punch & Judy show owners from Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. Worthington advertising item manufactured by Newhall of Hanley, 1930s. Gerald Morice Collection |
| Physical description | Cream glazed Newhall pottery dish or ashtray transfer printed with an image of Codlin and Short, the itinerant Punch & Judy show owners from Charles Dickens' 'The Old Curiosity Shop', Short carrying a figure of Mr. Punch and Codlin the drum and pan pipes, meeting in a street outside an inn with the Worthington sign. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SHORT & CODLIN / (OLD CURIOSITY SHOP)' (Printed on base above maker's mark) |
| Credit line | Given by Gerald Morice |
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| Summary | This dish or ashtray is decorated with an image of Codlin and Short, the travelling Punch & Judy proprietors from Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop, meeting in a street outside an inn with the sign 'Worthington', the beer manufacturers. This was part of a series of ceramic wares advertising Worthington's produced in the 1930s and manufactured in Staffordshire by Newhall of Hanley. Short is holding a figure of Mr. Punch while Codlin carries the pan pipes that he plays in the book. Charles Dickens was fond of Punch and Judy. Today Punch and Judy shows are a feature of British seaside entertainment. Their history in Great Britain stretches back to the puppet show that Samuel Pepys saw in Covent Garden on 9 May 1662, performed by the Italian puppeteer Signor Bologna. |
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| Accession number | S.1898-2013 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2013 |
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