Mother Goose Rhymes: The Mouse and The Clock

Image

cja0162.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: The Mouse and The Clock

Subject

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

Description

Pen and ink illustration of a mouse facing right wearing overalls and holding a top hat with its right front paw at the top of a ladder in front of a tall clock. Its tail is wrapped down the ladder's left side. A vase with flowers sits on top of the clock. What looks to be a painting of a castle is near the bottom of the clock. The caption in the upper right is "Dickory, Dickory, Dock. The Mouse ran up the Clock".

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 107 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

CJA0162

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

7 x 11

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: The Mouse and The Clock,” Digital Amherst, accessed February 24, 2025, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5527.