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Slovenly Peter, or Cheerful Stores and Funny Pictures for Good Little Folks, Illustrations Colored by Hand after the Original Style

Author Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann German
Publisher The John C. Winston Company American
ca. 1900
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Object Information
  • Title: Slovenly Peter, or Cheerful Stores and Funny Pictures for Good Little Folks, Illustrations Colored by Hand after the Original Style
  • Author: Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann (German, 1809–1894)
  • Publisher: The John C. Winston Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Medium: Illustrations: commercial process, hand colored
  • Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 x 9/16 in. (25.2 x 20.2 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Colta Ives, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.1131
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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