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To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Children's book illustrations

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Illustrations -- Crane

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To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments.

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Title
To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments.
Names
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Artist)
Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 (Printer)
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Illustrations -- Crane

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI ILLU-Cra
Topics
Hoisting machinery
Cranes (Birds)
Puns (Visual works)
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Corners missing.
Content: The hoisting mechanism at left is depicted in the avian form of a crane, thus referencing both the lifting apparatus of the same name and the artist's own name.
Source note: The baby''s own Aesop : being the fables condensed in rhyme with portable morals pictorially pointed by Walter Crane. Engraved and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. (London Routledge 1887) Crane, Walter (1845-1915), Author. Evans, Edmund (1826-1905), Wood-engraver.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : col. ; 13.5 x 15.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cedf0070-c5bb-012f-c3aa-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1845: Creator Born
  • 1887: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0efb70-cc7d-9c8e-e040-e00a18065a96

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0efb70-cc7d-9c8e-e040-e00a18065a96

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1887). To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0efb70-cc7d-9c8e-e040-e00a18065a96

Wikipedia Citation

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To the possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter crane's compliments.