Little Polly Flinders
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Little Polly Flinders
Little Polly Flinders sat among the cinders, warming her pretty little toes. Her mother came and caught her and smacked her little daughter for spoiling her new clothes
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Caught Cinders Fire Place Flinders Nursery Polly Rhymes Spoiling Tiles Toes Warming 1901
EDITORS COMMENTS
Little Polly Flinders: A Victorian Tale of Disobedience and Discipline In this evocative image from the early 1900s, we find a young girl named Polly Flinders, sweetly named but mischievously disobedient, seated before an Edwardian fireplace. The fire crackles merrily, casting a warm, rosy glow over the room, while the intricately patterned tiles beneath Polly's small feet add a touch of elegance and charm to the scene. But what appears to be a cozy moment of respite for the young girl is soon disrupted by the entrance of her mother. The woman's stern expression and the disapproving glance she casts upon her daughter reveal the impending consequences of Polly's disobedience. The title of this photograph, "Little Polly Flinders," is derived from a popular nursery rhyme that tells the story of a girl who, in an attempt to warm her toes by the fire, spoils her mother's new clothes. The rhyme goes: 'Little Polly Flinders, sat among the cinders, Warming her pretty little toes, Mother came in with her new broom, And gave her a sound drubbing, as she deserves.' The rhyme serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience and respect for one's belongings, even as it captures the playful spirit and curiosity of childhood. This photograph, with its intricate details and rich historical context, invites us to reflect on the lives of children in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the values that shaped their upbringing.
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