Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Luce Center
"Little Red Ridinghood"
Object Number:
1952.319
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 28.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: top and bottom: "LiTTLE RED RiDiNGHOOD./ The Wolf pretends that he is litttle Red-Ridinghood's/ grand-mother in order that he may eat her."
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton children's handkechief with an image of Little Red Ridinghood seated by her grandmother's bed with the wolf in it; printed in sepia and turkey-red ink on a white ground; a decorative and a red border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
