January 2, 2012

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 1965

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: Unknown

Creation Year: 1830

Height: 3 3/4 inches

Width: 3 inches

Summay:

European book plate print, titled, The Grandfather, depicting a grandfather and his grandson holding a kite. Also on the floor is a top, much like one of the tops shown in item #1963. Printed with red, blue, yellow, and brown.
Print is probably from the early 1800s, kite is an arch-top with tail.
Title is in English, print may be from Great Britain

Geographic: United Kingdom

Kite Type: Flat

Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical

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