Mother Goose Rhymes: Six Little Mice

Image

cja0173.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: Six Little Mice

Subject

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

Description

Pen and ink illustration of several mice at a spinning device with scissors on the floor. They are facing right at a cat that is sitting in front of them. There are three black mice and two white mice, with a third white mouse behind the device with its tail sticking out, and a fourth heading down a hole in the foreground with its tail sticking out. The caption in the upper right is "Some little mice sat in a barn to spin".

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 1 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

CJA0173

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

11.5 x 8.5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: Six Little Mice,” Digital Amherst, accessed November 1, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5543.