Kitty Flirt
Print
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Government lotteries were held annually from the 1790s until 1826. From 1796 the most prominent broker was T. Bish. Bish established his reputation through his publicity material - handbills, posters, tickets and even a giant horse-drawn billboard. He provided printers with much work and promoted the use of wood engravings on his small handbills and eye-catching ornamented typefaces on his posters. According to A. Cohn thee are from 'A series of 18, all dated 12th January, all signed by George Cruikshank'. However these three are not signed.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Title | Kitty Flirt (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Wood engraving and letterpress in ink on paper |
Brief description | Print by George Cruikshank, lottery advertising for the lottery agent Bish, 'Kitty Flirt', wood engraving, British, ca. 1820 |
Physical description | Lottery advertisement made for the lottery agent Bish, designed by George Cruikshank and entitled 'Kitty Flirt'. |
Dimensions |
|
Gallery label |
|
Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1994. |
Subjects depicted | |
Summary | Government lotteries were held annually from the 1790s until 1826. From 1796 the most prominent broker was T. Bish. Bish established his reputation through his publicity material - handbills, posters, tickets and even a giant horse-drawn billboard. He provided printers with much work and promoted the use of wood engravings on his small handbills and eye-catching ornamented typefaces on his posters. According to A. Cohn thee are from 'A series of 18, all dated 12th January, all signed by George Cruikshank'. However these three are not signed. |
Bibliographic references |
|
Collection | |
Accession number | E.721-1994 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | November 25, 2008 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON