Mother Goose Rhymes: Old Mother Goose

Image

cja0166.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: Old Mother Goose

Subject

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

Description

Pen and ink illustration of a uniformed military officer facing left wearing a hat with an epaulette visible on his left shoulder with a rifle on his right shoulder, the bottom of which he is supporting with his right hand. He is wearing what look like spatterdashes and is marching with his right leg straight in the air in front of him. A goose behind him is facing left and strikes the same pose with its right foot in the air in front of it.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 143 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

CJA0166

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

7.5 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: Old Mother Goose,” Digital Amherst, accessed November 1, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5554.