MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

The University of Virginia Collection on Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 15

Unprocessed Material — Flat_Box: MSS 16758_001, Oversize_Flat_File_folder: ViU2023-0139_001

Identifier: ViU-2023-0139

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Content Description

This addition to MSS 16758, the University of Virginia Collection on Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains twenty-five nursery rhyme handkerchiefs. Commonly tucked into story books, these were popular children's mementos between the 1910s and the 1960s. Most handkerchiefs are illustrated in full color and have sewn and colored borders. However, six of the earliest editions are printed in black and white or sepia with raw edges.Most examples have sewn and colored borders, besides the earliest examples featuring raw, uncolored trim. Seven color designs are by British children's illustrator Mabel Lucie Atwell; others are unattributed. Stories depicted by Atwell include "Little Miss Muffet," "Ding-Dong Bell," "Jack and Jill," "Little Bo-Peep," "Hush-A-Bye-Baby," "Little Boy Blue," and "Dickory Dickory Dock."

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Honey and Wax Booksellers, 9 June 2023.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Dates

Creation: c. 1910-1960

Creator

Attwell, Mabel Lucie, 1879-1964 (Illustrator, Person)

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (One medium short oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

25 handkerchiefs

Subjects

Topical

Textile workers

Physical Storage Information

Flat_Box: MSS 16758_001, Oversize_Flat_File_folder: ViU2023-0139_001 (Mixed Materials)

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