Mother Goose Rhymes: The Cat and The Fiddle

Image

cja0128.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: The Cat and The Fiddle

Subject

Pen drawing, American
Mother Goose rhymes
Illustration of books -- United States

Description

Pen and ink illustration of a smiling cat standing on its hind legs playing a fiddle to its left, with its long tail protruding to its right. It is holding up the fiddle with its left paw while using the bow with its right paw. The caption below is "Hey Diddle Diddle."

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from back cover of Mother Goose Rhymes edited by Clifton Johnson, 1911

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

circa 1911

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Illustrations

Identifier

CJA0128

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

6 x 7

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: The Cat and The Fiddle,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 25, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5496.