Printed Ephemera — 1904
Souvenir of the Opening of Parliament on Tuesday February 16th 1904
Souvenir paper table napkin commemorating the state opening of Parliament in 1904. The napkin is illustrated with woodcut vignette portraits of the King and Queen and printed with a description of the processional route and notes on the history of Parliament taken from Dr Brewer Readers Handbook. The napkin has a decorative coloured border incorporating union jack & royal standard flags.
Similar souvenir napkins were printed for every large public event, ceremony or procession that occured in London from the early to mid 20th century. The squares were imported into London from Japan pre-printed with a decorative border in up to 5 colours and a blank central area. Burgess was one of the main printer of such napkins that would be sold by street hawkers moving amongst the huge crowds that attended such popular events.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 31.132/41
- Object name:
- Souvenir of the Opening of Parliament on Tuesday February 16th 1904
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Burgess, Mrs. S.
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- Production date:
- 1904
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 377 mm, L 374 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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