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Household stories

Book
1882 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

3 preliminary leaves, [vii]-x, 269, [1] pages frontispiece. Line block frontispiece and typographic initials.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHousehold stories (published title)
Materials and techniques
Line block illustrations.
Brief description
Book, Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm; translated from the German by Lucy Crane; and done into pictures by Walter Crane. Published in London by Macmillan & Co, 1882. NAL Pressmark: EB.43.GRIM.1882.MA.
Physical description
3 preliminary leaves, [vii]-x, 269, [1] pages frontispiece. Line block frontispiece and typographic initials.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm (Note: NAL catalogue, rounded.)
Closed dims: 191 x 137 x 29 mm Display dims w x h x d: 235 x 90 x 191 mm. No upstand.
Content description
The rabbit's bride -- Six soldiers of fortune -- Clever Grethel -- The death of the hen -- Hans in luck -- The goose girl -- The raven -- The frog prince -- Cat & Mouse in partnership -- The wolf and the seven little goats -- Faithful John -- The wonderful musician -- The twelve brothers -- The vagabonds -- The brother and sister -- Rapunzel -- The three little men in the wood -- The three spinsters -- Hansel and Grethel -- The white snake -- The straw, the coal, and the bean -- The fisherman and his wife -- The gallant tailor -- Aschenputtel -- The mouse, the bird, and the sausage -- Mother Hulda -- Little Red-cap -- The Bremen town musicians -- Prudent Hans -- Clever Else -- The table, the ass, and the stick -- Tom Thumb -- How Mrs. Fox married again (two versions) -- The elves -- The robber bridegroom -- Mr. Korbes -- Tom Thumb's travels -- The almond tree -- Old sultan -- The six swans -- The sleeping beauty -- King Thrushbeard -- Snow-white -- The knapsack, the hat, and the horn -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Roland -- The golden bird -- The dog and the sparrow -- Fred and Kate -- The little farmer -- The queen bee -- The golden goose.
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Acquired by the Reniers from "F" in May 1961. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Exhibited in 'Drawing on childhood’ at the Foundling Museum, London, Jan. 22-May 1, 2016. Open at p. 72.
Other number
EB.43.GRIM.1882.MA - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
38041803011444

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Record createdAugust 6, 2015
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