Paper soldier
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Paper and wood
Measurements
80mm (height); 20mm (width)
Place of origin
Strasbourg
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659865
Summary
10 paper model soldiers glued to semicircular wooden bases. All have blue jackets, white trousers, and helmets with a red plume. 2 hold rifles with bayonets fixed, 2 hold rifles for inspection, 3 are at various stages of loading their rifles, and 1 is firing. There is also 1 officer with yellow epaulettes, who is pointing to his left, and 1 drummer playing his drum. Total number of items is ten