Count Dracula wall decoration, for Hallowe'en celebrations

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This 'Count Dracula' wall decoration is one of a range of inexpensive items sold for Hallowe'en (Halloween) celebrations in turn-of-the-millennium Britain. American influence is clear from the smiling, Disney cartoon Dracula figure.

This moulded plastic-material sheet, pierced for attachment to a wall, shows a smiling cartoon Count Dracula in a cemetery, with an owl on his arm, a bat flying about, and three skulls resting against a gravestone.

The 'horror show' paraphernalia associated with Hallowe'en night celebrations in 1990s Britain reflect an Americanised, Hollywood-influenced version of the traditional All Hallows Eve festival - itself a mixture of Christian and popular practices.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-350-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  W.1999.263
• Date: 1999
  
• Material: Cast iron
  Fender
  
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• What: Fender
  
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• Description: Cast iron fender for putting pots on
  
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