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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Mrs. Lovechild's picture alphabet |
| Date | c.1840-1849 |
| Record ID | 518800 |
| Collection Name | Games Collection |
| Reference | (MWA)518800(OCoLC)ocn900262802 |
| Box | 11 |
| Theme | Leisure and Play Education and Didactic Texts Nationality and Place |
| Library of Congress Subject | Chinese Indians of North America Women Alphabet Educational toys Ethnic groups |
| Description | "Little girls and boys after learning the letters on the other side will call at the book store with six cents, and purchase the Mother's assistant, Mrs. Lovechild's primer, which has a great many pictures, besides spelling and reading lessons for children." Alphabet and number chart with letters in upper and lower case. Also lists "8 things for a child to remember." On recto are representations of people of different countries and races. |
| Publisher | Morrill, Silsby & Co |
| Places | Concord, N.H. |
| Document Type | Picture Card |
| Book Type | Alphabet books--1840 Toys Relief prints Hand colored illustrations. |
| Medium | Wood engraving, hand colored. |
| Size | 1 toy (1 item) : wood engraving, hand colored ; 35 x 26 cm |
| Catalog Notes | "Sold by Rufus Merrill, opposite Gass' American House, Concord, N.H. R.M. has over one hundred kinds of toy and juvenile books for children." "German woman -- People of Greece -- Lady of Holland -- Chinese officer -- Chinaman -- American Indian -- Red Jacket -- Indian chief." Woodcut of "German woman" is likely by A. Alden of Barre, Massachusetts. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |