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Punch and Judy doorstops

Details

Artist

Unknown

Title

Punch and Judy doorstops

Date

About 1837-1901

Medium

Victorian cast-iron doorstops

Reference

CVCSC:0255.341.F

Collection

Marx-Lambert

Status

On Display

Doorstops first appeared in Britain in the late 1700s. Later cast-iron ornamental doorstops often depicted horses, contemporary figures and rural emblems. These Punch and Judy figures were hand-painted by Marx.

Punch and Judy doorstops About 1837-1901 © Compton Verney