Alice in Wonderland cards

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Title

Alice in Wonderland cards

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

When Bridget Austin came to live in New Zealand in 1957, she chose to bring a small selection of items from her childhood. Amongst her most prized possessions was this set of Alice in Wonderland cards. The cards were published about 1889/90 and were based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson). The illustrations from the 1896 edition of the book were used for this De la Rue card game after being adapted by artist ...

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Format

Image

Date created

circa 1889

Creator

Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited / E. Gertrude Thomson / Sir John Tenniel

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1565514

Related subjects

Card games / paper / ink / cards / Childhood & youth / London / United Kingdom

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