Paper dolls and costumes in folder, with stands (12 pieces)

Artist/Maker Raphael Tuck & Sons Company, Ltd.

Paper dolls and costumes in folder, with stands (12 pieces)

ca. 1894

andParis, France

andNew York, New York, United States, North America

Place madeLondon, England, Europe

Paper, cardboard, wood

Part (folder): 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in. (24.8 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm)

Gift of Miss Constance Sherman

1973.10.6a-m

DescriptionChromolithographed paper cut-outs of two young girls, with four costumes, including three representing "Little Miss Muffet," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Mother Goose," and four hats; in original cardboard folder and with two slotted wooden stands.

Markingsprinted: on obverse of folder: THE / FAIRY TALE SERIES. / of / Dressing Dolls / Pat.d Feb, 20 1894 / RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS. / LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK. / PUBLISHERS TO HER MAJESTY / THE QUEEN." printed: on reverse of folder: "COPYRIGHT / 1894 / BY RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS / COMPANY LTD." printed: on reverse of folder: "RTS" on easel above "ARTISTIC SERIES" on palette, with "TRADE MARK" below printed: on reverse of each costume and hat: "'BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT' / PUBLISHERS TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN." below trade mark and "U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20th 1894 / COPYRIGHT 1894 BY RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS CO, LTD" printed: on reverse of individual hats: "IIIC." "VIIIA." "VIIIB." "VIIIC." printed: on reverse of individual costumes: "ARTISTIC SERIES 1A." "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. / . . . / ARTISTIC SERIES VIIIA." "MOTHER GOOSE. / . . . / ARTISTIC SERIES VIIIB" "LITTLE MISS MUFFET. / . . . / ARTISTIC SERIES VIIIC." printed: on reverse of individual figures: "ARTISTIC SERIES 1. / Patent applied for" and "ARTISTIC SERIES VIII" printed: on reverse of one hat: ". . . / DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN AMERICA AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN BAVARIA / . . ." written: in pencil on reverse of one hat: "Katharine"

ClassificationsTOYS