SNL - The Real Housewives of Disney

If you haven't yet seen this Saturday Night Live sketch, check it out. A spoof on the Bravo Real Housewives franchise, host Lindsay Lohan plays Rapunzel in The Real Housewives of Disney. Joining her are Vanessa Bayer as Snow White, Kristen Wiig playing Cinderella, Nasim Pedrad as Jasmine, and Abby Elliott is Belle. Original airdate: March 3, 2012.

Also see the SNL Backstage clip with deleted scenes from the making of the sketch...

Videos and stills copyright NBC.

Snow White in 'Water Babies Circus' Book

Between 1940 and 1948, D.C. Heath and Company of Boston published a series of twelve Disney-themed books, each new title being a more complex reading challenge for kids. The first book, Here They Are, has just one or two lines of text to accompany a large picture. The final book, Dumbo of the Circus, has very few pictures and a great deal of text. By targeting readers of all ages, these books were a natural addition to school libraries.

Front and Back Cover

Bambi, Pinocchio and Dumbo all got their own books in the series, but Snow White shared billing with the Silly Symphonies characters. "Snow White's Friends" appeared in the 1940 Water Babies' Circus and Other Stories. The book has four stories total and contains 78 numbered pages plus 10 additional. Measures 6.375" x 8.5". We'll only be looking at the Snow White installment.

Title Page

Table of Contents

The beautiful illustrations in this Heath series come from hand-inked cels made by the Disney artists, including Hank Porter and Tom Wood. Below is an original full 16 field, 12" x 15" nitrate cel with 5 pegholes. The Snow White image is 4" tall and appears on page 9 in the book.

Art Cel image via House of Animation.

In the Snow White's Friends story, the forest animals find the princess crying and lost in the woods. They lead her to the Dwarfs' cottage where they help clean. Then they cover her with a blanket after she has fallen asleep.

Text and Illustrations copyright 1940, Disney.

Except where noted, info and scans courtesy of the Rick Payne Collection via dadric's attic.

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UPDATE: The art cel shown on page 9 above appeared for sale in the July 2012 Profiles of History animation auction catalog.

Crummles 'Snow White' Enamel Boxes

English enamel boxes have been around for a long time. Eighteenth century individuals would use the handmade containers "to carry snuff, sweets, and beauty spots...and courting couples made them popular as gifts betokening lasting affection."  Staffordshire Enamels

The boxes continue to be popular to this day. Crummles and Company of England produced Snow White-themed pieces in the early 1990s. These examples are enameled on copper with hand-painted artwork. Under 2" in diameter. This first one was purchased from a gift shop in Cambridge.

Box images and info courtesy of the Elana Sperber collection.

While searching online for other boxes, I stumbled across this same Crummles enamel Snow White design being used on the whorl disc of a children's drop spindle.

Another box featuring Snow White with Dopey and Doc.

Snow White Tees, Tops and Sleepwear for Children

Dreams Come True children's tee, 2011. Sold at Disney Store. Retail price $12.50 (USD).

Dreams Come True seen in March of 2011 at the Disney Store in Chicago's Woodfield Mall.

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Glittering Forest Snow White 100% organic cotton tee. Item No. 5601047784855M, December 2011. Disney Store. $12.50.

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Organic Cotton Snow White tee for girls. Item No. 5601047784656M, 2011. Disneystore.com. Original price $12.50.

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 Snow White tiny t-shirt, 2011. Disney Store Outlet. Original price: $8.50.

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Once Upon A Fairy Tale top for girls. Disney Store. Original price $16.50.

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Snow White nightshirt for girls, 2011. Disneystore.com. Original price $16.50.

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Songbird Snow White nightshirt for girls, 2011. Disneystore.com. Original price $16.50.

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Dark Blue Snow White nightshirt. Item No. 4983041341046M, December 2011. Disney Store. $16.50.

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Snow White PJs for girls. Item No. 4981044350952M, 2011. Disney Store. Original retail price $16.50.

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Snow White hoodie, December 2011. Sold at Target. 
Image courtesy of Connie at Life is a Journey.

More Couture Tops

A plethora of shirts, prints and other items have been created using the Snow White artwork found in the 2009 Art of the Disney Princess book. These Disney Couture shirts were seen early last December at the Vault 28 store (Downtown Disney, Anaheim). Then later that month, slightly different shirt designs popped up on disneystore.com.

Apple Snow White Tee: Sparkling gem apple, dolman sleeves, heathered jersey knit, polyester. Retail price $44.50 (USD). The Vault 28 design was a v-neck with a narrow waist hem...

Disneystore.com offered a boat neck with a wide waistband...

Item No. 2001045060439M

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Bluebird Snow White Tee: Sparkling gem hairbow, heathered jersey knit, polyester. Retail price $39.50. The Vault 28 version appeared to be a boat neck with frilled sleeves. It also had "GREETINGS FROM THE ENCHANTED FOREST" printed on the front...

Disneystore.com had a scoop neck with cap sleeves, no text...

Item No. 2001045060437M

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Snow White and Witch Tee: Seen at Vault 28, it had dolman sleeves, a boat neck and wide waistband...

Above Vault 28 shots provided by TokyoMagic! of Meet the World.

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Seen at Disneyland in March of this year, this Vintage Fashion Scoop-Neck Tee appeared online as well. Snow White is reimagined, dressed in tailored couture from a vintage era. Retail price $34.50.

Image from DL shop courtesy of Connie at Life is a Journey.

Item No. 2001055110530M

Stock images via disneystore.com.

Also see a few coutures in an earlier post that used some of this same artwork but with still more varied shirt designs.