Printed Ephemera — 1819
Fables in action
Volume of fables with 18 pages accompanied by 16 coloured cut out pictures and figures which are used to illustrate text. Each of the cut out 'scenes' or figures is labelled with the number of the fable to which they refer. The introduction pages explain the 'object and use' of such dissected fables. Book features a plain pink paper cover and is enclosed in a cardboard slip case covered with pink paper and a small printed label marked 'Fables in Action by means of moveable pictures'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A21356
- Object name:
- Fables in action
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Ackermann, Rudolph
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- Production date:
- 1819
- Material:
paper, ink, textile, card
- Measurements/duration:
- H 168 mm, W 110 mm, D 8 mm (book case)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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