Mother Goose Rhymes: Tea

Image

cja0174.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: Tea

Subject

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

Description

Pen and ink illustration of a woman with pigtails wearing a flowing dress facing right holding tongs in her right hand. A kettle blowing steam hangs above a fireplace with burning logs in front of her. A child sits on her right with a spoon in the right hand, facing front and looking down at two teacups on saucers on the floor in the foreground. The caption in the lower left is "Polly put the kettle on - etc -".

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 151 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

CJA0174

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

9 x 7.5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: Tea,” Digital Amherst, accessed November 1, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5544.