Printed Ephemera — 1860-1872
St Anthony of Italy
Handcoloured souvenir print engraved with a portrait of St Anthony of Italy on horseback. The portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments notably on the dress accessories, armour and horse blanket. The clothing is of silk and cotton. The portrait has been cut from a paper sheet and mounted on card handcoloured with background scenery. Such portraits would have been sold plain for colouring and tinselling at home. Printed along the bottom are the words 'Coloured & sold Wholesale & Retail by J.Redington at his Theatrical Print, Play & Tinsel Shop 208 Hoxton Old Town and Jonathan King, 45 Chapel St., Somers Town'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/960
- Object name:
- St Anthony of Italy
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Camden, Hackney, 208 Hoxton Old Town, London; 45 Chapel Street, Somers Town, London [Camden]
- Production date:
- 1860-1872
- Material:
paper, metal foil, silk, ink, card
- Measurements/duration:
- H 298 mm, W 232 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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