Scene in the South Seas
Educational Wall Sheet
third quarter 19th century (printed)
third quarter 19th century (printed)
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| Place of origin |
The Working Men's Educational Union was a philanthropic society founded in the 1850s to provide education to the working classes and 'unite all Christians endeavouring to elevate the adult masses and furnishing the materials requisite for the popular entertaining and instructive lecturing.' The organisation was financed by donations and small admission charges. Many different organisations provided the venues for the society to hold lectures. These sheets, which were printed on cloth to avoid paper duty, would have been used to illustrate these lectures. The subjects were wide-ranging
Object details
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| Title | Scene in the South Seas (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on cotton fabric, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Unknown. Scene in the South Seas. One of five educational wall sheets produced by the Working Men's Educational Union, 1850-75. |
| Physical description | Scene in the South Seas showing a native preaching on the deck of a sailing vessel |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Gift of the Reverend Hugh Cuthbertson |
| Summary | The Working Men's Educational Union was a philanthropic society founded in the 1850s to provide education to the working classes and 'unite all Christians endeavouring to elevate the adult masses and furnishing the materials requisite for the popular entertaining and instructive lecturing.' The organisation was financed by donations and small admission charges. Many different organisations provided the venues for the society to hold lectures. These sheets, which were printed on cloth to avoid paper duty, would have been used to illustrate these lectures. The subjects were wide-ranging |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1913-1953 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2008 |
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