Puss in Boots
Illustration
ca.1905 (made)
ca.1905 (made)
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Place of origin |
Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | <u>Puss in Boots</u> (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
Brief description | Watercolour drawing, 'Puss in Boots', by Gordon Robinson, ca.1905; produced for Ernest Nister. |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing on stiff card of an exterior scene from Puss in Boots, depicting a cat talking to two men by the side of a road. With a windmill in the distance. The men carry a fork and a spade. Mounted on card. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
Object history | Drawn by Gordon Robinson ca.1905 for Ernest Nister. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection |
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Literary reference | Commissioned by Ernest Nister for an edition of Puss in Boots, ca.1905. (Gordon Thompson later illustrated an edition of Puss in Boots, published in New York by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., ca. 1934) |
Summary | Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director. Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick. |
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Collection | |
Library number | RENIER.350 |
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Record created | February 29, 2008 |
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