Children in flower fairy costumes walking with gnomes and elves – Historic Print
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Children in flower fairy costumes walking with gnomes and elves
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Children dressed as fairies walk alongside figures in gnome and elf costumes, a pairing that tells you this was staged play rather than a parade of anything solemn. Costume processions of this kind were a common feature of children's festivals, pageants and charity fêtes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when fairy lore was popular in Britain and North America through illustrators such as Cicely Mary Barker and Richard Doyle. Organizers often used such scenes to raise money or to entertain families, so the picture captures a moment of community leisure. Look closely at the costumes, which show how makers combined flower petals, wings and woodland colors to suggest the fairy world.
| Original scan | 967 × 607 px |
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| Reference | Fairies & Elves (3) |
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