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Dickens

Unknown1900–25

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Children's paper with characters and vignettes taken from Charles Dickens stories, including "The Old Curiousity Shop", "Barnaby Rudge", and "David Copperfield". Printed in yellow, green, red and blue on a background of mostly blue.

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  • Title: Dickens
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1900–25
  • Physical Dimensions: w555 x h540 cm
  • Type: Sidewall
  • Rights: Gift of Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Medium: Machine-printed with engraved rollers
  • Provenance: The same design was found in Buster Keaton's Hollywood home. See object file.
  • Inscribed: Printed in right selvedge: "English Made" and "Rd No 705607".
  • Dimensions: H x W x D: 54.3 x 55.9 cm (21 3/8 x 22 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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