RM2NH94WG–Cotton textile panel of Tabby's Kittens, meant to be cut and sewn into stuffed toys. Sewing instructions are printed on the upper left and lower right sides. Date 1892. The Ithaca Kitty, originally known as The Tabby Cat, was a popular stuffed toy in the United States and started a fad for plush toys that lasted from its introduction in 1892 until after World War I. Inspired by a cat from Ithaca, new York, a patented Tabby Cat design was sold on half a yard of muslin for ten cents each. Nearly 200,000 were sold the first holiday season.
RMT96HHW–In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras is an English mock heroic narrative poem from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler. Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles the astrologer Sidrophel and his assistant Whacum. At far right, Hudibras's squire Ralpho goes to call the authorities to make an arrest. Alchemical symbols include a globe, crocodile, swordfish, turtle, skeleton, and owl. Aquatint by Rosenburg, 1799, after William Hogarth.
RM2HJCJXG–Illustration showing several men at a polling place where a black man places his ballot in the box for 'Re[publ]ican Mayor Welch' which is next to the empty ballot box for 'The White Mans Ticket for Mayor H. Addison.' President Andrew Johnson is standing on the left, holding his 'Suffrage Veto'; additional 'Veto[s]' are stuffed into his coat pocket.
RMT9525T–Entitled: 'Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast' shows mounted animals with monkeys playing musical instruments and a replica of a bear with a violin. Photographed by Eugene S.M. Haines, 1870.
RM2BDY94T–The Joy of Christmas, 1942
RM2BDYWFH–Girl With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
RM2K15H5B–A little boy taunts his family with a toy gun. Circa 1959.
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