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Little birds are writing ...

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Harry Furniss
1854-1925

Little birds are writing ...

9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (242 x 157 mm)
India ink on illustration board.
1983.102:20

Gift of John Hay Whitney.

Notes
One of 25 drawings preparatory for illustrations to Lewis Carroll's "Sylvie and Bruno" and "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
Lewis Carroll, "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded", v. 2, p. 371.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on mount, "Little birds are writing/ Interesting books/ To be read by cooks:/ Read I said, not roasted/ Letterpress when toasted/ Loses its good looks".
Associated names
Whitney, John Hay, former owner.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Sylvie and Bruno concluded.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department