Brief description: Colour photograph of a single panel on a workbench depicting scenes from Alice in Wonderland. Designed at the Goddard and Gibbs Studio, London
This window reproduces five illustrations by Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) for the books 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking-Glass' (1871) by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), about the nonsensical adventures of a young girl named Alice. Three of the scenes are from Alice in Wonderland: Alice meets the Caterpillar at the top left, the White Rabbit is dressed as a herald at the bottom left, and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon teach Alice the Lobster Quadrille at the bottom right. The other two are from Through the Looking Glass. At the top right, Hatta, a precursor to the Mad Hatter, is imprisoned for a crime he has not yet committed. In the centre, Alice holds a plum cake for the Lion and the Unicorn, and lines from the nursery rhyme 'The Lion and the Unicorn' appear above their heads. Behind the central scene is a chessboard: chess is a central theme in Through the Looking Glass. Written on reverse 'Please return to Mr S Radcliffe'. Goddard & Gibbs, founded from a merger of Walter Gibbs & Sons and Goddard's Glass Works in 1938, were prominent makers of stained glass for the international market and also conserved and restored glass.
Object type: photographic material photograph
Number of objects: 1
Production date: 1
Production period: 20th century
Manufacturer: Goddard and Gibbs
Dimensions: Height: 85 mm, Width: 125 mm
Original location: England
Acquisition: gift 18.3.2025
Acquisition source: Ratcliffe, S
This item is not currently on display and can only be viewed by prior arrangement
Accession number: ELYGM:2025.4.96
