Maisy Painted Pumpkin

A pumpkin with a cartoon dog, Maisy's, face painted on it. It has wide eyes and two ear shaped pieces of cloth pinned to either side.

This photograph was sent to us by Lydia Mallory, painted in her youth around the rise of Liquid Laffs place in the animation industry. It was commonplace for those celebrating Halloween to create makeshift costumes and decorations based on characters of the time. This Maisy pumpkin painting is one such example and gives us an insight into the types of unofficial artwork made back then.