Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863-1951
Title:
Eaton Mascott alphabet : manuscript.
Published / Created:
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, circa 1894?-1918.
Physical Description:
1 volume (8 leaves) : illustrations (drawings, watercolors) ; 20 x 29 cm + 1 dance card, 1 letter, and 1 envelope.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Title from front cover.
Contents:
A's the American whip that we dread, B the bananas on which we are fed, C is for Captain who guards us from harm -- D is for Dot who is short of an arm, E Eaton Mascott where hounds sometimes meet, F is for fish which is always a treat -- G is the gong when we try to say "snap," H is for Hartless who gives it a tap, I's influenza which makes us feel hot, J is the jam which we eat from the pot -- K is the kitten who now is a cat, L are the lambs which we all like to pat, M's Mammy Mousie and Mama and Mabel, N is for Nanny who works at the table -- O are the oysters to make you get fat, P is for Philip and Papa and Pat, Q are the quilts some are red and some blue, R are the rabbits we eat in a stew -- Sylvia and Sheila have each of them noses, T is for Thomas who waters the roses, U is for Uncle who brings toys to us, V is for Victor who runs in the bus -- W for William who pumps up the water, X is the xcellent face of my daughter, Y yellow trap to the station has gone, Z is so hard that we'll leave it alone.
Subject Terms:
Cavan, James, 1856–1911. | Cavan, Mabel, 1890–1928. | Cavan, Phillip Charles, 1889– | Cavan, Sylvia, 1888–1962. | Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951. | Alphabet -- Juvenile literature. | Alphabet rhymes.
Form/Genre:
Correspondence. | Dance cards. | Graphite pencils. | Alphabet books. | Ink drawings.