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Large round tin drum with images of Ot and Sien, winter scenes
SKU: 1466Large round tin drum with images of Ot and Sien, winter scenes.
Description
This large vintage tin drum is still in a neat original vintage condition and is equipped with a separate lid. On top of the lid and on the sides, this tin is decorated with three beautiful large images of Ot and Sien in winter scenes.
Like; - Ot and Sien together in a snow shower on wooden clogs for an old handcart. - Ot and Sien in a snow fight, throwing snowballs. - Sien is eating a sandwich in the snow, the geese are also hungry.
Condition
This large tin drum is in a vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear.
Size
- Height: 21.5 cm.
- Diameter: 22 cm.
Ot en Sien is a Dutch children's book series, written by Hindericus Scheepstra, a teacher in Drenthe, the Netherlands. It centers around two little children, a boy named Ot and a girl named Sien.
It was the start of a new method of writing children's books and had a profound influence on Dutch elementary education in the first half of the twentieth century.
Ot and Sien are the main characters in a series of Dutch children's tales that were very popular in the first half of the twentieth century. The first series titled Dicht bij Huis ("Close to home"), appeared in 1902. The second series Nog bij Moeder ("Still with mother"), followed in 1904. The author of the stories was Hindericus Scheepstra (nl). However, he acted on the inspiration of Jan Ligthart, who had the intention to expose young people to what he considered a healthy daily family life. The illustrations were made by Cornelis Jetses (nl).
After WWII the stories of Ot and Sien gradually went out of fashion and they were often ridiculed for the unrealistic picture they gave of life in the province. A century after their appearance there is a revival in the interest for the publications and in 2004 an exposition was held, focusing mostly on the artwork by Jetses.
Ot (short for Otto) and Sien (short for e.g. Francine) are two next-door neighbors, a boy and a girl. Their illustrations were based on two children that actually lived in Jetses' neighborhood. The stories are situated in Drenthe that was at the time the most impoverished province of the Netherlands where quite a few people were still living in dwellings constructed of peat and sods. The surrounding poverty is nowhere to be seen in the stories that depict a very idealized version of reality.
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Country of origin
Holland
Kind of object
Tin drum
Theme
Ot and Sien
Material
Tin - metal
Particularities
With images of Ot & Sien by Cornelis Jetses
Quality
Good vintage condition
Height
22,50 cm
Diameter
22,00 cm
Shipping method
Parcel post