Bristol Zoological Gardens:  A Mid 20thC Sign Written Enclosure Warning Sign for The Bear Pit; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' c.1950-60 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus Roofing on the original blocks

Roofing on the original blocks was predominantly slate

having lovely swept arms with black painted and gilt chinoiserie decoration to simulate ebony and brass

The specimens themselves are in relatively good condition given their brittleness and fragility and age

Leon Battista Alberti recommended that when painters intend to depict a nude

Bristol Zoological Gardens:  A Mid 20thC Sign Written Enclosure Warning Sign for The Bear Pit; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' c.1950-60 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus Roofing on the original blocksOrigin: English Period: Mid 20thC Provenance: Bristol Zoological Gardens, Bristol, England Date: c. 1950 60 Width: 15. 5 Height: 11 The hand sign written enclosure warning sign believed to have been displayed around the edge of the bear pit during the period reading; 'Do Not Sit Children On This Barrier' the whole of wooden construction and painted in sky blue and red with yellow text, surviving from the 1950s and formerly of Bristol zoological