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Artwork Details

Title: Toy Theatre in Original Box

Date: early 19th century

Location: Vienna and London

Dimensions: 26.5 x 13 x 19cm (box)

Accession Number: ARC.mx 570

Other Notes: ‘The Caravan to Mecca – the Halt in the Desert’ is a toy theatre consisting of 45 cut-outs and a desert backdrop. The set was made by Austria’s leading maker of toy theatres.

Script:

printed by M. Trentsensky
sold by A.&S. Joseph Myers and Co.

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Toy Theatre in Original Box

ARC.mx 570 | Vienna and London | early 19th century

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