On View
Not on viewAlphabet Cards
Artist
Ltd. Raphael Tuck & Sons
Date1800s
Terms
- Printed Ephemera
- Paper
- London
Dimensions10.8 × 7.62 cm (4 1/4 × 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Sawyer
Object numberPER2177.0001A
DescriptionChromolithograph on paper. Embossed and colored alphabet cards, doubled for standing. Each card has a "letter is for ___" phrase on the card that continues onto back. Minimal scenes are depicted behind each letter with full scenes corresponding to the letter's phrase on the back of the card. Letter "A" has the maker's marks. The back and front are not attached. (front) Letter A fades from blue to red with red lines dividing the colors on the right. A branch behind the letter. "A for the Apples/ so rosey and red,/" (back) 3 apples on a tree branch, red and green in color. "One for you, one for me,/ one for good Ted."
