An Early 20thC Hand-Painted Fairground Sign; Children’s Joy; c.1910 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews at its peak in terms

at its peak in terms of its decorative appeal

centered on a young boy enjoying a three scoop cone

and rolling crest and headpiece

which became a medical symbol from the fifth century BCE

having a satinwood lozenge shaped escutcheon and further lozenge shaped exotic fruit and softwood motif to the top

An Early 20thC Hand-Painted Fairground Sign; Children’s Joy; c.1910 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews at its peak in termsOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Edwardian Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1910Width: 31. 5Height: 6. 5The decorative hand painted fairground, sign designed to draw in the crowds at fairgrounds in the early twentieth century, sign written with the words Childrens Joy, in green with yellow highlights and shadowed in orange, the whole being an early example of fairground and circus memorabilia. Suspended from two corner holes, the panel has paint flaking to several