The themes from the
story of Cinderella appear in the
folklore of many cultures, with over
1,000 possible versions of the story
including all of the picture book and
musical interpretations. The earliest
recorded version of the tale comes from
China in the middle of the ninth
century A.D. In Charles Perrault's
Contes de ma Mere L'Oye, written in
1697, the fairy godmother, pumpkin
carriage, animal servants, and the
glass slippers first appear. In modern
times, the tale of Cinderella has
inspired countless picture books,
musicals, novels, and dreams of little
girls. Versions of the tale have been
collected and printed from Ireland,
Germany, Vietnam, Italy, Egypt,
Australia, Russia, and
India.
Cinderella's
carriage and its four horses measures
over two-and-a-half feet long. The
minute details of the horses are
painstakingly hand sculpted, and the
pumpkin-turned-coach is adorned with
diamond cutting to give it an air of
enchantment appropriate for this
world-famous fairy-tale.
This piece is
custom-made by the hands of a Waterford
artist upon your order. It might take him
or her up to four months to complete and
deliver to you. |
