January 4, 2012

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 1980

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: M. Jackson

Creation Year: 1880

Height: 9 3/8 inches

Width: 7 inches

Summay:

English newspaper print depicting a toy shop at New Years. Toys in the shop include dolls, puppets, steam engines, steam boats, cricket bats, dollhouses, drums, hobby horse, and kites.
Kites are simple arch top kites with faces.
M. Jackson appears on the print, probably the artist of the original etching.

Geographic: United Kingdom

Kite Type: Flat

Significance: Cultural, Historical

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