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Sing a Song for Sixpence

Illustrator Randolph Caldecott British
1846–86
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Sing a Song for Sixpence
  • Illustrator: Randolph Caldecott (British, Chester 1846–1886 St. Augustine, Florida)
  • Publisher: George Routledge & Sons, London
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1846–86
  • Medium: Color lithograph
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (23.5 x 20.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.108
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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