Father Christmas hanging toys over a fireplace
Illustration
ca.1890 (made)
ca.1890 (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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| Title | Father Christmas hanging toys over a fireplace (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by K. Röger, ca.1890; produced for Ernest Nister. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing on stiff card of Father Christmas wearing a red coat with a fur trim hanging a doll on a string across a fireplace in a bedroom. He has two puppets in his pocket. Already hanging across the fireplace are toy soldiers, a sock, a trumpet and a puppet on strings. A sack of toys sits on the carpet at Father Christmas' feet; a Punch doll, doll and wooden horse appear at the top of the bag. There is a toy soldier and two balls on the floor. In the background a child sleeps in a brass bedstead. There is a clock on the mantelpiece and a portrait of a man on the wall above the bed. 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 K. Röger ca.1890 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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| 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.392 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2008 |
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