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Nursery rhyme handkerchiefs tucked into story books, some by Mabel Lucie Attwell (Addition 15) 2023-0139, 1910-1960

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Scope and Contents

Addition 15 of 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 Attwell; 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."

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Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1960

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

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