Miss Scott as Black Eyed Susan.
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Miss Scott as Black Eyed Susan. is a work by A Park, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows an actress named Miss Scott in her role as Susan from the play Black Eyed Susan. Douglas Jerrold’s melodrama about life at sea ran for over 400 shows in London in 1829. Fans often bought these actor portraits to decorate with tinsel and leather scraps. They framed the finished prints in walnut wood. Look up A Park next.
A hand-colored copper-plate engraving by A. Park depicts a full-length female figure in a nautical setting, turned slightly left with one arm raised and the other extended behind, holding a handkerchief. The figure wears a large-brimmed hat with dark green bows, a low-necked pale red bodice with puffed sleeves and yellow trim, a beige ankle-length skirt revealing a yellow petticoat and an apron adorned with roses, and a tinsel necklace with a gold star. The print is titled *Miss Scott as Black Eyed Susan*, cut from the plate, backed with colored fabrics, and embellished with tinsel and…
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