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Monthly Nurse

Satirical Print
1860s (made)
Artist/Maker
Rock & Co. (publishers)
J. Simmons & Sons (Printer and publisher)
Thomas Onwhyn (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.

Object details

Categories
Visiting and Announcement Cards
Caricatures & Cartoons
Satire
Prints
Object type
Satirical print
TitleMonthly Nurse (published title)
Materials and techniques
Litho-engraving
Lithographic Ink
Lithography
Engraving
Brief description
'Monthly Nurse'. One of 30 satirical cards parodying carte-de-visites and calling-cards. Published by J. Simmons & Sons, 1860s.
Physical description
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.53cm
  • Width: 6.35cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2632-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O589013/monthly-nurse-satirical-print-thomas-onwhyn/
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