An early 19th century tinsel print picture of Madame Auriol as Columbine

An early 19th century tinsel print picture of Madame Auriol as Columbine, cut-felt, foil and glitter with hand-coloured etching, published by J. Redington, 73 Hoxton Street, London, Formerly called 208, Hoxton Old Town, 20.8 x 15.7cm, in a glazed bird's eye maple frame, together with another tinsel print depicting 'THE SAILOR'S FAREWELL' and a hand-coloured etching of the 'THE SAILOR'S FAREWELL'. (3)

Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.

Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-coloured and decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image.