Portrait of a Plaything

Portraits from a historical cabinet of plaything curiosities
Retratos del gabinete histórico de juguetes y curiosidades

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@torquilduthie Ooh, thanks, I hadn't seen this! So lovely.

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Retrato Nº 53 - Anillo de dentición
Reino Unido, siglo XIX
@V_and_A Museum of Childhood
Lecciones de historia, farsas atelanas y farsas flíacas, Punch & Judy, artículos de calidad, Signor Bologna, aniversarios y lengüetas. ¡Así se hace!

https://t.co/VAmq1atGr4

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Retrato No. 58 - Tumilet
España, 1920
Fabricado por J.G. & P.G. Tumilet
Museo Pedagógico de Aragón, Huesca

Escuelas y maestros rurales, pueblos de Aragón, Guerra Civil, tesoros caídos del cielo, leyendas del patinaje y sociedades filatélicas cubanas.
https://t.co/HSTS89E4Em

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Portrait No. 58 - Tumilet
Spain, 1920s
Made by J.G. & P.G. Tumilet
#MuseoPedagogicoDeAragon

On village schools & teachers, rural Aragón, Spanish Civil War, treasures fallen from the sky, rollerblading legends, 'Irish Mail' hand cars, and philately in Cuba
https://t.co/ddACPUqotg

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Hexagonal dice made from bone. Exact date not provided. Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna.

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Last week I did not finish any portraits and instead visited Bologna, where I was lucky to see these three lovely ancient playthings. Read through the thread to see what they are and where they are.

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Ceramic articulated doll. Second half 4th century BC. Attic production. Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna.

Taka a look at Portrait No. 26, Ivory Jointed Doll, made a century or so later. https://t.co/lLFV1Eolg1

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@_As_Ruby @historyANU @fbongiornoanu Congratulations, Emily!

[Portrait of a Plaything @PofAPlaything]

It feels very special to get a message like this from someone who has first-hand knowledge of a lovely plaything I have portrayed (Portrait No. 45 - Andelusia the Monkey) and is a big part of its story, and for them to share their enthusiasm and delight. Thank you!

[Alice Sage @aliceemmasage]

@PofAPlaything @V_and_A I’m so overjoyed to find your project. I acquired the Reddaway monkeys when I was curator @ V&A and I’ll never forget that magic gift and those brothers’ world. Thank you for continuing the research into Andolie, there’s stories there.

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@aliceemmasage @V_and_A What a lovely message, Alice, thank you for reading! I was so very taken by the monkeys, and by the whole world they created -- how wonderful you were part of that story! And yes, so many stories everywhere, and especially with Andolie, who was clearly a rather special person.

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Portrait No. 45 - Andelusia the Monkey
England, 1958
Made by A. Luck, Owned by the Reddaways
@V_and_A Mus. of Childhood

On Conservative Leaders, Kenya, ladies' stockings, female war correspondents, 'The Woodentops', & being 'absoloutly in love' [sic].

https://t.co/4SsSBfXJtf

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Portrait No. 57 - Two Childhood Misdeeds
Czechoslovakia, 1930
Made by Minka Podhajkská
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague

On avant-garde design, thinking too much, reading too much, cautionary tales, neglected women, and anti-heroes.
https://t.co/Si2mFaSey3

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Retrato Nº 56 - Parrilla con dos pescados
Francia, finales del siglo XIV
@museecluny
Juegos con cacharritos, dragados de ríos, cestas de picnic y aires de autoridad ejecutados a la perfección.

https://t.co/ufkHFXwe1l

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Portrait No. 56 - Two Fish on a Grill
France, Late 14th C
@museecluny

On tea parties, river dredging, picnic hampers and shouting over your shoulder in an authoritative sort of way.

https://t.co/68DQf6r8pI

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Portrait No. 55 - 'Getting On' Automaton
United Kingdom, 2014
Made by Robert Race

On care homes for the elderly, tigers, drumming fingers, blowing raspberries and... what did I come up here for?

https://t.co/DCSFxXAUfF

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Portrait No. 54 - Manu taratahi
Aotearoa - New Zealand, late 19th-early 20th C
Tāmaki Paenga Hira - @aucklandmuseum

On Māori kites, colonial ethnography, clusters of stars, strings and belly buttons.
https://t.co/2BQF9gBndY

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¡Gracias / thank you! ¿Nos traerá más el 2023? Espero que sí.

[Ellen Duthie @loleemosasi]

https://t.co/OSFSD5B5fj. Durante todo el año pasado, disfruté de cerca de este proyecto fantabuloso, https://t.co/7XXqUwmSzS,
@PofAPlaything
, donde cada semana Imogen publicó un retrato ilustrado y escrito de un objeto de juego de épocas y lugares diferentes. Es😍y🤯y🥳 y 🙀

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@Winterknell @mcris1101 @DrNWillburger Thanks for the mention @mcris1101, I really loved looking through the old archaeological reports for this, and I loved drawing it -- what an absolutely beautiful object!

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Portrait No. 53 - Teething Ring
United Kingdom, 19th C
@V_and_A

On history lessons, Atellan farce and Phlyax plays, corals and bells, Punch and Judy, 'Fancy Goods', Signor Bologna, birthdays and swazzles. That's the way to do it!

https://t.co/YglHDZMpcx

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Retrato Nº 52 - Cordel
Yirrkala, Australia, 1949
@austmus

‘Weet-weets’, muñecas-concha, juegos de cordel, juegos universales, conjunciones y preposiciones, grabados bonitos y gozadas.

https://t.co/UK9DJmjnJH