Jester Paper Doll No. 1636

France/Germany, c. 1860s

14 x 17 in (36 x 43 cm)

ID #FF31B-PK2-L-05

This plate allows for the creation of several medieval jesters. The funky patterns allow for children to mix and match arms and legs.

This is a page from a Victorian-era series of illustrations and imagery for children, including board games, paper dolls, and diagrams.

Artist: C. Burckardt

Burckhardt’s studio was located in Weissenburg, in the Alsace–Lorraine region of France, along the French border to Germany. Burckardt created these imaginative lithographs between the late 1800s to the early 1900s, and they quickly became known as the “new media” of the 1900s. Most of the prints were created through the process of stone lithography, where the men would print the black outlines, and the women would paint in the colors by hand.

Condition: Good, considering age

100-250 Alsace–Lorraine antique c. burckardt cute european france french game german germany illustration jester kids lithograph old original poster poster prussia quaint size-14x17 victorian vintage

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