Britain pictures - poppets at Victory

[nid_dabeille]

Pictures of my Jack and Stephen poppets, lovingly posed by des_pudels_kern.



Poor Jack!  This made everyone say, "Awwwwww!"  The plaque on the quarterdeck reads:
Here Nelson Fell
21st Oct 1805.
(I just realized, that plaque would make a good crayon rubbing.  Probably lots of people have done that.)


Stephen finds his station in the sick berth.  (Bless him!)


Jack stations himself at the guns.


Until he suffers an injury and must be carried to his cot! 
Not really.  He's just suffering the emotional aftereffects of Nelson's death, poor dear.


And then Stephen goes below to take care of his own curious emotions, the lamb.




Poor creatures!  I hate to leave them in such a sad state, so I'll leave you with this happier image. 
This picture looks strangely fake, like they were posed in front of a photo backdrop.  But I assure you, it's real!

Comments

[tootsiemuppet.livejournal.com]

Haha, they look almost human sized in that last one. And I love how Stephen looks like he is trying to lift the bottle of laudanum.

*hugs Jack*

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Haha, he does look like he's trying to lift it. "Must - carry - to - my cabin!"

[esteven]

They are lovely. My boys can so understand them. Jack Bear had been so proud when he had taken the wheel of HMS Victory some time ago, while Stephen Bear was in the orlop straightening out the bandages. ;D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Aww!!! Do you have pictures? I can't remember if I've seen them or not.

[esteven]

There are bear photos here, but they are not all. I can send you some offline, including the photo I took this year of Babbs (or was it Pullings),StephenB., Jack B., Jack P., Stephen P, and Young Heneage. *g*

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

So cute! But post them on your LJ! Everyone else will enjoy seeing them, I'm sure.

[esteven]

At some stage I will. I just don't have the time to upload them. :(

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

I'll wait. I'm not going anywhere.

[esteven]

I am pleased to hear this. Maybe latin is faster. I think she took wonderful photos. :D

You ought to have received two photos by now. ;D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, so cute! Haha, Stephen could wear that tourniquet as a belt.

[esteven]

He was pleased to see that they had maintained his instruments so well. :D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he approved.

[esteven]

So was I. He does not approve often.

[snakey.livejournal.com]

Poor distraught Jack. :( His hair is so pretty, though.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Yes, no hair in disarray for poppet Jack. That would be more tragic than when he lost his arm! (Stephen put it back for him.)

[arwella.livejournal.com]

Lovely! That last is so real. On deck, there!! :D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Heehee! :D

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

(1806?) LOL, Stephen with the laudanum bottle. The puir lovelies.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Um... 1805?

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

Yes, that. Oh well.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Yes, oh well. It's just Nelson.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Oh, I giggled at Laudanum!Stephen. :-D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Hee, I've been thinking about your icon lately!

Speaking of substance abuse, do you like tea? I can't remember.

[rosamundeb.livejournal.com]

I am soooooooooooooooooo jealous!

And what lovely photos you took! The first two are just gorgeous. Was it very quiet on the day you went? I'm surprised you weren't thrown overboard for posing the poppets on board, and that the bottles and such weren't behind glass.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

It was pretty quiet, yes. And I'm surprised how open things were too - wouldn't kids pick up things and run around with them? (I did try to open a little medicine case next to Stephen there on the table. It was locked though.)

[esteven]

Hope you don't mind me barging in?

The guard guides have been very nice about placing poppets or bears over the past years. Even as far back as 2005 when the ship was much busier (Trafalgar celebrations) I could place my bears nearly everywhere. There's a Jack Bear at the helm of Victory and on the steps to the poop deck, while Stephen Bear was happier in the orlop straightening out bandages or having a paw on the tourniquet.

I guess that as long as the guards see that one is careful and minds the few restrictions, they have nothing against this.

You should have been at the moot. You would have loved it. :D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

They were very nice guides indeed! (Much nicer than snarky docents in the NMM. Not that I really mind - much. I know they have the museum and its objects' wellbeing at heart.) I did notice a guide looking askance at dpk and me when we were posing the laudanum pictures, but maybe he was just curious.

[des-pudels-kern.livejournal.com]

Ooh, aren't they cute? *melts*
And you give me too much credit. I didn't pose the last two Stephen ones. Oh, look, there are faded stains on the cloth! Blood?

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are. :D

Those faded stains are awfully pink though. I'm guessing it's grape juice.

[des-pudels-kern.livejournal.com]

Killick must have been mad.