Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children

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Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children,

1841–44

Mary Hibbs Snyder, American, 1811–1844
x1944-571
The introductory inscription in each of these handmade books notes that Snyder completed them "during her last sickness and in great suffering." Perhaps hoping to leave for her children a legacy of beloved nursery rhymes, favorite pastimes, and moral instruction, Snyder compiled and illustrated this collection of well-known verses and authored some verses of her own. In one of the books here, children enjoy outdoor games, while in the other they serve as exemplars of industry and good manners.

Information

Title
Spring; Shuttlecock and Marbles from a Book of Poems for Her Children
Dates

1841–44

Maker
Mary Hibbs Snyder
Medium
Watercolor and pen and black ink
Dimensions
each page: 16.1 x 10.9 cm (6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.) booklet: 16.1 x 11 x 0.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1944-571
Inscription
in blue ink on inside cover, lower right: This book was written | by | Mary Hibbs Snyder | during her last illness and | while in great suffering | 1841-1844
Culture
American
Type
drawings, booklets, watercolors
Materials
cardboard, ink, watercolor, wove paper
Subject
children (people by age group), ships, bows (weapons), arrows, horses, flowers (plants), trees, watering cans, battledore and shuttlecock, cricket, poems, flûtes, windmills, churches, kites, figures (representations), birds, bees

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