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Children's Handkerchiefs: A Two Hundred Year History (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
J. J. Murphy
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Description for Children's Handkerchiefs: A Two Hundred Year History (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Children's printed handkerchiefs have a rich two hundred year history going all the way back to America's beginnings. Along with delighting generations of children with their colorful designs, these highly collectible items have also served a social and educational role. The earliest reflected Puritan influences, tending to be instructional, religious, and moralistic in nature. As industrial growth and prosperity changed, the very nature of childhood, sports and games, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales became more common subject matter. By the early twentieth century, storybook and comic strip characters began to appear, soon joined by such popular figures of mass culture ... Read more
Children's printed handkerchiefs have a rich two hundred year history going all the way back to America's beginnings. Along with delighting generations of children with their colorful designs, these highly collectible items have also served a social and educational role. The earliest reflected Puritan influences, tending to be instructional, religious, and moralistic in nature. As industrial growth and prosperity changed, the very nature of childhood, sports and games, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales became more common subject matter. By the early twentieth century, storybook and comic strip characters began to appear, soon joined by such popular figures of mass culture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764304309
SKU
V9780764304309
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Ref
99-2
About J. J. Murphy
J. J. Murphy is an award-winning independent filmmaker from Madison, Wisconsin. He is also a collector and part-time dealer of printed textiles, folk art, and childhood related items.
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