Rhyme Collection (page 9)

Postcard design artwork - A Little bird tells me your Birthdays today. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Posting Birthday wishes
Postcard design artwork - With lots of love, my wish I send - For a Happy Birthday Little Friend! A child posting a letter into a tall red postbox. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design - Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins
Postcard design - Heres Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins. A schoolboy walking off for the first day at school. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Lots of fun and merriment. A young girl in red beret carrying a large birthday present whilst taking her toy duck for a walk. Date: circa 1937

Greetings card design - Sending Christmas wishes - right as rain. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Get well soon. A child in bed is offered a spoonful of medicine by their pet Scottie Dog. Date: circa 1937

Postcard - Birthday Kisses
Postcard design - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design artwork - Get well quick! A parent (bearing grapes) and a nurse (with a pot plant!) fussing and petting an ill young child in bed. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design - Someones Birthday is today
Postcard design artwork - Someones Birthday is today - a child pushing their baby sibling in a pram. Date: circa 1937

Postcard design - Birthday Kisses
Postcard design artwork - Birthday Kisses! - a little girl kneeling on a stool writing a letter with four big kisses. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Girl chats with cockerel - rhyme by H J Snell Date: 20th century

Polichinelle et l Aubergiste (colour litho)
3098477 Polichinelle et l Aubergiste (colour litho) by Vibert, Jean or Jehan Georges (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polichinelle et l Aubergiste)

Comic postcard, Shy man with pretty women on the beach
Comic postcard, Shy man with three pretty women on the beach. This place gets me rather flustered, the sea is salt, but the girls are mustard! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Jims girl and my girl compared Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

Simple Simon
Artists interpretation of a traditional nursery rhyme. Artist: Eugenie Richards

Tabitha Grunt; or, The Walking Hospital, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving)
2636962 Tabitha Grunt; or, The Walking Hospital, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Photographic postcard of Little Miss Muffet. Date: c. 1905
Photographic postcard of Little Miss Muffet. Date: c.1905

Front cover of Printers Pie magazine illustrated by John Hassall showing Simple Simon rummaging in his pocket for money to give ye Pieman except in this case, the Pie is the magazine

Jack and Jill
Image of the traditional nursery rhyme. Date: circa 1905

Nonsense Alphabet - R, 1860 (pen and ink on blue paper backed with linen)
1217971 Nonsense Alphabet - R, 1860 (pen and ink on blue paper backed with linen) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); 31.7x20.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Beautiful Narcissus, caricature engraved by d Aubert and Co
CHT289153 The Beautiful Narcissus, caricature engraved by d Aubert and Co. and published by Bauger in Paris, 1840-50 (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Young lady (off on her hols!) sends a quick postcard
Life is short as time will show - If you don t get this, please let me know. Date: circa 1910s

A little girl called Ursula, dressed in a very smart outfit as the nursery rhyme character, Little Bo Peep for the Mansion House Ball held by the Lord Mayor in January 1912. Date: 1912

A little boy and little girl dressed up as nursery rhyme characters, Jack and Jill. Date: c.1920

A postcard bearing a very useful message for busy people in order to stop their friends hating them: " I m very, very busy, With many things to do, But my favorite occupation is

The Old Man of Aosta, page from The Book of Nonsense (colour litho)
STC135055 The Old Man of Aosta, page from The Book of Nonsense (colour litho) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A little boy with the initials G. B.s dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergarten
A little boy with the initials G.B.S dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergarten party, 1911 (or possibly 1921). Date: 1911

Nursery rhyme: A Ten O Clock Scholar (chromolitho)
5990951 Nursery rhyme: A Ten O Clock Scholar (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Ten O Clock Scholar)

Nursery rhyme: Old Mother Goose And Her Son Jack (chromolitho)
5990946 Nursery rhyme: Old Mother Goose And Her Son Jack (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Mother Goose And Her Son Jack)

Nursery rhyme: I Had A Little Husband (chromolitho)
5990941 Nursery rhyme: I Had A Little Husband (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: I Had A Little Husband)

Nursery rhyme: John Cook (chromolitho)
5990940 Nursery rhyme: John Cook (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Cook)

Nursery rhyme: Little Jessie (chromolitho)
5990927 Nursery rhyme: Little Jessie (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Jessie)

Nursery rhyme: The Little Boy And The Little Girl (chromolitho)
5990919 Nursery rhyme: The Little Boy And The Little Girl (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Boy And The Little Girl)

Title-page illustration for Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales (chromolitho)
5990915 Title-page illustration for Old Mother Gooses Rhymes and Tales (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nursery rhyme: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (chromolitho)
5990952 Nursery rhyme: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe)

Nursery rhyme: Mister Fox, O! (chromolitho)
5990947 Nursery rhyme: Mister Fox, O! (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mister Fox, O)

Nursery rhyme: Little Johnny (chromolitho)
5990936 Nursery rhyme: Little Johnny (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Johnny)

Nursery rhyme: Little Biddy O Toole (chromolitho)
5990934 Nursery rhyme: Little Biddy O Toole (chromolitho) by Haslewood, Constance (fl.1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Biddy O Toole)

Jack Sprat (colour litho)
5215570 Jack Sprat (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Sprat. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Dapple-Gray (colour litho)
5215562 Dapple-Gray (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dapple-Gray. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Lucy Locket (colour litho)
5215559 Lucy Locket (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucy Locket. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Sing A Song Of Sixpence (colour litho)
5215548 Sing A Song Of Sixpence (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sing A Song Of Sixpence)

The Old Woman And Her Pig (colour litho)
6000965 The Old Woman And Her Pig (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Woman And Her Pig)

The Story Of The Three Bears (colour litho)
6000952 The Story Of The Three Bears (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Story Of The Three Bears)

The Marriage Of Cock Robin And Jenny Wren (colour litho)
6000946 The Marriage Of Cock Robin And Jenny Wren (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marriage Of Cock Robin And Jenny Wren)

Guy Earl Of Warwick; Sir Bevis Of Southampton; Patient Grissel; The King And The Cobbler; Fair Rosamond; Robin Hood And
6000934 Guy Earl Of Warwick; Sir Bevis Of Southampton; Patient Grissel; The King And The Cobbler; Fair Rosamond; Robin Hood And Little John (colour litho) by English School

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"Rhyme: A Melody of Words and Tales" Step into the enchanting world of rhyme, where words dance to a rhythmic beat and stories come alive. From the timeless nursery rhymes like "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" and "Georgie Porgie, " to the whimsical illustrations in Cecil Aldin's 1898 masterpiece "Hills. Christmas Is Coming, " each verse carries us on a journey through imagination. In this captivating realm, we meet Lucy Locket who lost her pocket, as well as three little kittens diligently washing their mittens. We witness four-and-twenty blackbirds singing their melodious tunes while an old man with a beard shares his fears in nonsensical verses from Frederick Warne and Co. 's book of nonsense. The charm continues with the mischievous adventures of Puss in Boots and the delightful tale of Bye Baby Bunting. Hey diddle diddle. The cat plays its fiddle under moonlit skies, leaving us mesmerized by its magical melody. As we flip through pages adorned with Ovaltine ABC Rhyme Book's charming cover design, we find ourselves immersed in a symphony of words that tickle our senses. Rhyme is not merely about matching sounds; it is an art form that captures hearts and minds alike. So let us embrace these lyrical treasures passed down through generations—rhymes that have stood the test of time—and allow them to transport us to a place where creativity knows no bounds. In this world filled with rhythm and rhyme, every word becomes music to our ears—a sweet serenade for both young and old souls alike.