Specimens of Tinsel Picture Ornaments
Tinsel Print
Early 19th Century (made)
Early 19th Century (made)
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Tinsel prints were made from engravings of performers, which were then decorated with scraps of tinsel and other material. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century as a leisure activity that was considered an adult past-time, and not for children.
To create accurate copies of the actors' costumes, the hobbyist would buy the tinsel parts, made of die-cut metal foils, from sheets like these, with leather and feather ornaments also widely used when decorating the engravings. These sheets show examples of the kinds of pieces that were produced for tinsel print making.
To create accurate copies of the actors' costumes, the hobbyist would buy the tinsel parts, made of die-cut metal foils, from sheets like these, with leather and feather ornaments also widely used when decorating the engravings. These sheets show examples of the kinds of pieces that were produced for tinsel print making.
Object details
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| Title | Specimens of Tinsel Picture Ornaments (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Die-cut metal and card |
| Brief description | Three sheets of tinsel ornaments for tinsel prints, mounted together in a cardboard folder |
| Physical description | Three sheets of card, with many different-coloured die-cut metal foils attached, as examples of tinsel print ornaments. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Specimens of Tinsel Picture Ornaments. (Typed label stuck to sheets at a later date than the foils were produced.) |
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| Summary | Tinsel prints were made from engravings of performers, which were then decorated with scraps of tinsel and other material. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century as a leisure activity that was considered an adult past-time, and not for children. To create accurate copies of the actors' costumes, the hobbyist would buy the tinsel parts, made of die-cut metal foils, from sheets like these, with leather and feather ornaments also widely used when decorating the engravings. These sheets show examples of the kinds of pieces that were produced for tinsel print making. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.34-1981 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2008 |
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