Dissected puzzle
E. Wallis
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1835
Materials
Linen, paper and cardboard
Measurements
Puzzle – 383 mm (width); 463 mm (height), Guide Sheet - 367 mm (width); 432 mm (height)
Place of origin
Skinner Street, 42
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662811
Summary
A dissected map, Wallis's Royal Circle of British Sovereigns, made of paper stuck on cardboard. It depicts in a circle the British Sovereigns from William I to George IV, with William IV in the centre of the circle. There are three concentric circles, with portraits forming the outer circle, and then dates of birth, accession and death along with famous events from their reigns, then in the inner circle the descriptions of those events. There are illustrations of other events in the four corners of the map. The publication date is noted on the case label. Also the original colour printed guide sheet is stuck onto a rectangular piece of linen. It is identical to the dissected paper map stuck onto cardboard on display. Some of the colour printed paper is missing revealing the linen backing. Total number of items is 97.
Marks and inscriptions
Lower part of map and guide sheet on linen: WALLIS'S/ROYAL CIRCLE/OF/BRITISH SOVEREIGNS/LONDON/ Edward Wallis, 42, Skinner Street, Snowhill.
Makers and roles
E. Wallis, maker