The Memorizing and The Reading and Writing Hour

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The Memorizing and The Reading and Writing Hour

c. 1870

Published by Halder & Cronberger, Stuttgart, Germany (founded 1832)

During the Age of Enlightenment in the eighteenth-century enormous strides were made in the children's world of learning. By 1870, the repertoire of printed sheets used to teach children to read and write had expanded into numerous subjects such as plants, animals, geography, and nationalities. Favorites included sheets of vignettes with captions, like this example, which served to impart moral precepts, and stand as the precursors to today's comic strips.

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Object Details

Title:

The Memorizing and The Reading and Writing Hour

Date:

c. 1870

Artist:

Published by Halder & Cronberger, Stuttgart, Germany (founded 1832)

Medium:

Hand-colored lithographs

Dimensions:

Image (each): 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches (16.8 x 26 cm) Sheet: 16 15/16 x 13 5/8 inches (43 x 34.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Newton Osborn, 1961

Accession Number:

1961-59-786

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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