Dean's A1 Alphabet Chart
Nursery Wall Hanging
1922 (manufactured)
1922 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Wall hanging of white cotton, printed in colours in a grid of twenty-four squares showing the letters of the alphabet and accompanying illustrations of various animals. There is a metal ring on the bottom right corner, and previously there would have been one of these in each corner to facilitate hanging, but the other three are missing. The illustrations per letter are as follows:
A - Ass
B - Bunny
C - Cock
D - Dog
E - Elephant
F - Frog
G - Gee-Gee (i.e. horse)
H - Hen
I - Insects
J - Jackdaw
K - Kittens
L - Lambs
M - Mouse
N - Nanny-Goat
O - Owl
P - Polly (i.e. parrot)
Q - Quack-Quack (i.e duck)
R - Robin
S - Squirrel
T - Turkey
U - Ugly Monkey
V - Vain Peacock
WX - Wren
YZ - Yellow Duck
A - Ass
B - Bunny
C - Cock
D - Dog
E - Elephant
F - Frog
G - Gee-Gee (i.e. horse)
H - Hen
I - Insects
J - Jackdaw
K - Kittens
L - Lambs
M - Mouse
N - Nanny-Goat
O - Owl
P - Polly (i.e. parrot)
Q - Quack-Quack (i.e duck)
R - Robin
S - Squirrel
T - Turkey
U - Ugly Monkey
V - Vain Peacock
WX - Wren
YZ - Yellow Duck
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dean's A1 Alphabet Chart (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Wall hanging, alphabet nursery print, made in Britain by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd., 1922 |
| Physical description | Wall hanging of white cotton, printed in colours in a grid of twenty-four squares showing the letters of the alphabet and accompanying illustrations of various animals. There is a metal ring on the bottom right corner, and previously there would have been one of these in each corner to facilitate hanging, but the other three are missing. The illustrations per letter are as follows: A - Ass B - Bunny C - Cock D - Dog E - Elephant F - Frog G - Gee-Gee (i.e. horse) H - Hen I - Insects J - Jackdaw K - Kittens L - Lambs M - Mouse N - Nanny-Goat O - Owl P - Polly (i.e. parrot) Q - Quack-Quack (i.e duck) R - Robin S - Squirrel T - Turkey U - Ugly Monkey V - Vain Peacock WX - Wren YZ - Yellow Duck |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Caroline Hirst |
| Object history | Given to the Museum in 2017 by Caroline Hirst [2016/951] |
| Historical context | Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd. was founded in 1903 by Henry Samuel Dean and was an off-shoot of the Dean & Son publishing firm that specialised in children’s books. Originally set up to make rag books, Dean’s soon diversified into rag sheets and soft toys, including teddy bears. The first bear was made in 1915 and during the 1920s and 1930s Dean’s were at the forefront of British bear manufacturing. The designs on this object first appeared in 1916. This wall chart is indicative of what childhood items were still be mass produced during the First World War and provides insight into nursery interior design at this time. |
| Production | The Animal Alphabet was produced from 1916-1920 in horizontal format with the reference number S118. It was reissued in 1922 in a portrait format, with a new reference number: S149. |
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| Other number | S149 - Model number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.147-2017 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2018 |
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