#329

Wonderful Framed Early Engraving
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$700
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29" (74 cm.) x 23". The early hand-tinted engraving depicts Mother Goose (who is actually a young girl),holding 15 dolls which are tightly clustered to her. The dolls are all wearing original period costuming and show kid or wooden bodies. The engraving is labeled Mother Goose,printed by Sala of Berlin,and has original wooden frame. Excellent condition,and very rare. Circa 1860.