circa 1890 - 1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Colour lithograph pictorial advertisment for furniture polish depicting characters from Charles Dickens's 'Bleak House', possibly including Sir Leicester Dedlock, Esther Summerson and Ada Clare. They are seated behind two girls in expensive dresses who are being instructed in a dance lesson by a music master on a very shiny wooden floor with the slogan 'We do our best to polish polish polish'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Anonymous pictorial advertisement for Adams's furniture polish. Great Britain, c. 1890-1910. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph pictorial advertisment for furniture polish depicting characters from Charles Dickens's 'Bleak House', possibly including Sir Leicester Dedlock, Esther Summerson and Ada Clare. They are seated behind two girls in expensive dresses who are being instructed in a dance lesson by a music master on a very shiny wooden floor with the slogan 'We do our best to polish polish polish'. |
| Dimensions | Various sizes. |
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| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illlustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.931-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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