[Dickens characters], 18--?]
- Title(s):
- [Dickens characters]
- Published/Created:
- [S.l. : s.n., 18--?]
- Physical Description:
- 7 pieces : lead, col. ; 9 x 5 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 D5 Flat A[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/580665
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- In modern cardboard box.
Consists of 7 hollow cast lead figures, hand-painted with enamel.
Hollow lead figures first appeared in England around 1868.
These 7 figures represent characters from stories by Charles Dickens: Captain Cuttle from Dombey and Son; Wackford Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby; and Sam Weller, Tony Weller, Alfred Jingle, and Joe "the Fat Boy" from Pickwick papers.
Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 18
Selected exhibitions: “The Cottage of Content : or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England" (Yale Center for British Art, November 2 - December 31, 1977). - Form/Genre:
- Recreations -- Great Britain.
Toys.
Toy soldiers. - Export:
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Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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