Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
after Muriel Dawson (1897 - 1974)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, paint, wood, glass, metal and card
Measurements
Frame - 488 mm (width); 570 mm (height)
Place of origin
Curzon Street, 31
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658019
Summary
Print, coloured, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor after Murial Dawson (1900-1999) A print of an original picture entitled 'Tinker tailor, soldier sailor' by Muriel Dawson, A.R.C.A. This picture has a girl and a boy centrally placed. The girl is wearing an orange and white striped dress and a white bonnet with orange shoes and white socks. The boy wears cream shorts and hat with a red shirt. He has brown shoes and white socks. He is holding a piece of grass. To his right is a black and white dog. There are geese to the right of the girl. The print is in a glass fronted wooden frame. A label on the back reads 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor' after the painting by Muriel Dawson A.R.C.A. Another label reads 'J Pratt and Sons, picture framers, fine art dealers, artist's colourer. This picture is associated with 'Feeding the Chickens' and 'Gathering Apples'.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr Peter Good in June 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
On the label on the reverse of the picture: 'TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SAILOR/ AFTER THE ORIGINAL DRAWING BY/ MURIEL DAWSON, A.R.C.A.'
Makers and roles
after Muriel Dawson (1897 - 1974), artist J. Pratt & Sons Ltd, framemaker