The showboat Cotton Blossom, [1952]
- Title(s):
- The showboat Cotton Blossom [model].
- Published/Created:
- London : Micromodels, Ltd., [1952]
- Physical Description:
- 6 cards : col. ill. ; 10 x 14 cm + in paper envelope.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 .M53 1950 FlatYale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9533745
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- The Micromodels line was invented by Geoffrey Heighway.
Cover title.
At head of title: Three dimensional volumetric micromodels.
"Set S.VI. 3/- including P.T."
BAC: British Art Center copy in original printed paper envelope. Uncut and unassembled. Housed with 5 other Micromodels (call number GV 1199 .M53 1950).
Micromodel of the showboat "Cotton Blossom," a paddle steamer on the Mississippi River. Pieces for the model are printed on 6 cards (each 10 x 14 cm), to be cut out and assembled. The cards are enveloped in an illustrated wrapper, the interior of which includes detailed "constructional notes" and an historical note on showboats. - Subject Terms:
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.Paddle steamers -- Design and construction.Showboats -- Design and construction.
- Form/Genre:
- Models.
Cut-paper works.
Recreations -- Great Britain. - Export:
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