Thomas Kibble Hervey's "The Book of Christmas" (1836) includes an engraving of a mummers play by Robert Seymour that shows Old Father Christmas dressed in a long robe, crowned with holly and carrying a holly staff in his hand.
Thomas Kibble Hervey's "The Book of Christmas" (1836) includes an engraving of a mummers play by Robert Seymour that shows Old Father Christmas with a pack on his back. He is dressed in a long robe, is crowned with holly and carries a holly staff in his hand.