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Title
Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
Additional title: Sing a song for sixpence.
Names
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886 (Artist)
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Nursery rhymes -- Sing a song of sixpence

Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI NURSE-Sin
Topics
Nursery rhymes
Benches
Clothing & dress -- England -- 1880-1889
Leggings
Eating & drinking -- 1800-1899
Dining rooms -- England
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Source note: R. Caldecott''s picture book (no.1) : containing the diverting history of John Gilpin, the house that Jack built, an elegy on the death of a mad dog, the babes in the wood. (London ; New York F. Warne 1912?) Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : wood engraving, col. ; 22 x 19 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab4dae60-c5bc-012f-312b-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

  • 1846: Creator Born
  • 1886: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.