Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Luce Center
"Little Red Ridinghood"
Title
"Little Red Ridinghood"
Object name
Handkerchief
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 28.6 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved 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
Object Number
1952.319
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."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
