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Tropical fish

Painting Set
1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours
contains a tray with various pieces of painting equipment
press out sheet of card of fish
booklet describing the fish
sheet of instructions


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
  • Card Sheet
  • Paint Tray
  • Paintbrush
  • Fish Parts
  • Adhesive
  • Paper Sheet
  • Instructions
TitleTropical fish (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Card box containing card and paper parts
Brief description
Denys Fisher, English, 1978
Physical description
card box printed in colours
contains a tray with various pieces of painting equipment
press out sheet of card of fish
booklet describing the fish
sheet of instructions
Dimensions
  • Length: 42.2cm
  • Width: 36.3cm
  • Depth: 2.5cm
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

This is a Paint by Number type
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.443:1-1998

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Record createdJuly 15, 1998
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