A Mermaid's Carte de Visite
Satirical Print
1860s (made)
1860s (made)
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A mermaid shown posing as if for a photograph, holding a small mirror. Her tail is underwater, with the ripples and waves of the water forming an effect of a crinoline skirt. while the mermaid has a fashionable hat and is watched by fish and snails.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
Object details
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| Title | A Mermaid's Carte de Visite |
| Materials and techniques | Litho-engraving |
| Brief description | A Mermaid's Carte de Visite. One of 30 satirical cards parodying carte-de-visites and calling-cards. Published by Rock & Co, London, 1860s. |
| Physical description | A mermaid shown posing as if for a photograph, holding a small mirror. Her tail is underwater, with the ripples and waves of the water forming an effect of a crinoline skirt. while the mermaid has a fashionable hat and is watched by fish and snails. 1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | E.2619-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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