{"product_id":"wooden-figure-holding-a-wooden-octant-the-trade-sign-of-an-optical-instrument-maker-f4338","title":"Wooden figure holding a wooden octant, the trade sign of an optical instrument maker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis carved and painted wooden figure holding a wooden octant was the trade sign of an optical instrument maker. Although such figures are frequently referred to as 'The Little Midshipman' or 'The Little Admiral' this particular figure is actually wearing a lieutenant's full dress uniform of the 1787 to 1812 pattern. Charles Dickens refers to such wooden figures on the Georgian and Victorian street-scene in his novel 'Dombey and Son' (1846-1848) as the '...little timber midshipmen in obsolete naval uniforms, eternally employed outside the doors of nautical instrument makers in taking observations of the hackney coaches'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"prodigi","offers":[{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XS: 40 x 20cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413732734,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-8X16","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ S: 50 x 25cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413765502,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-10X20","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ M: 60 x 30cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413798270,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-12X24","price":38.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ L: 80 x 40cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413831038,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-16X32","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XL: 100 x 50cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413863806,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-20X40","price":69.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine art poster \/ XXL: 150 x 75cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413896574,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-30X60","price":82.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ XS: 40 x 30cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413929342,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-12X16","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ S: 60 x 45cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413962110,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-18X24","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ M: 75 x 50cm \/ none","offer_id":57029413994878,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-20X30","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ L: 90 x 60cm \/ none","offer_id":57029414027646,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-24X36","price":159.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed picture \/ XL: 100 x 70cm \/ none","offer_id":1747508166700,"sku":"MUS-CFPM-28X40","price":204.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ Single","offer_id":57029414060414,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4","price":1.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57029414093182,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4-10","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57029414125950,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-6X4-20","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ Single","offer_id":57029414158718,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57029414191486,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5-10","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Postcard \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57029414224254,"sku":"GLOBAL-POST-MOH-7X5-20","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ Single","offer_id":57029414257022,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57029414289790,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA-10","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Standard: 6 x 4in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57029414322558,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-6X4-BLA-20","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ Single","offer_id":57029414355326,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA","price":3.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 10-pack","offer_id":57029414388094,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA-10","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greetings card \/ Large: 7 x 5in \/ 20-pack","offer_id":57029414420862,"sku":"GLOBAL-GRE-MOH-7X5-BLA-20","price":33.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2785\/2654\/files\/f4338.jpg?v=1772722375","url":"https:\/\/prints.rmg.co.uk\/products\/wooden-figure-holding-a-wooden-octant-the-trade-sign-of-an-optical-instrument-maker-f4338","provider":"Royal Museums Greenwich prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}