Nursery Rhymes

The second children's wallpaper designed by Walter Crane. Nursery rhymes depicting Queen Anne seated in a swing receiving "ABC's" from Cupid. Miss Muffet and the spider, the plate and the spoon, Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumps over the moon while the little dog laughs. Miss Mouse being presented with a billet doux (sweet note) by Mr. Frog. The repeat is incomplete.

Credit: Gift of Essex Institute