Details
A rare Erzegebirge poultry farm and market garden
with wood houses decorated with embossed paper bands and printed paper rooves, the gardeners and henwives of turned and painted wood carrying pots of flowers and pails, the trees of shaved wood, the chickens of painted composition - the figures 2in. 5cm. high
See Colour Plate 5
with wood houses decorated with embossed paper bands and printed paper rooves, the gardeners and henwives of turned and painted wood carrying pots of flowers and pails, the trees of shaved wood, the chickens of painted composition - the figures 2in. 5cm. high
See Colour Plate 5
Provenance
This toy has a handwritten card inscribed Henry Wall A present from Her Majesty Queen Victoria At Osborn Palace 27 December 1865
It was customary for the Queen and female members of the Christmas houseparty to give out the presents from the Christmas tree to children of employees on Boxing Day. In 1865 Boxing Day fell on a Sunday, so the presents were distributed on the 27th. Although there is no record of a Henry Wall on the register of children in the village school or amongst the servants, a few years later he is mentioned as an underfootman.
It was customary for the Queen and female members of the Christmas houseparty to give out the presents from the Christmas tree to children of employees on Boxing Day. In 1865 Boxing Day fell on a Sunday, so the presents were distributed on the 27th. Although there is no record of a Henry Wall on the register of children in the village school or amongst the servants, a few years later he is mentioned as an underfootman.