Items matching cats (results page 1)

The black kitten with a ball of twine Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

The kitten has a ball of wool or a ball of string (“twine” in the text might be either, except that later it’s referred to as “worsted” and is thus wool.) But the black kitten had been finished with e [...]

Keywords: cats, animals, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2007-02-19

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Page detail: Art Neuveau border The Cynic’s Calendar (1905)

A detail from the January Week 1 page showing the decorative border, which repeats on every fourth page throughout most of the book. A cat stands on a skull.

Keywords: borders, cats, skulls, sketches, spooky, colour

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Added: 2007-05-25

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Solid comfort and good health. Safe Counsel: Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners (1896)

Perhaps nothing will so much hasten the time when body and mind will both be adequately cared for, as a diffusion of the belief that the preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there [...]

Keywords: people, fire, interiors, comfort, cats, greyscale

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Added: 2010-02-12

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Cats Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A group of cats gathers round an open music book to sing christmas carols. A trombone, violin, banjo and other instruments are visible, along with playing cards. Some mice play nearby. From p. 1100: [...]

Keywords: animals, cats, music, christmas, mice, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2004-05-01

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The Tiger Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick (1947)

The fierce tiger is on the prowl in this fine big cat engraving!

Keywords: cats, animals, greyscale

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Added: 2009-02-23

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Artistic Cats Atalanta Magazine (1888)

Three groups of cats are in this engraving. THe left-most pair are wearing human clothing and standing upright. In the centre, one cat is dressed as an artist, and is using a paintbrush and pallette, [...]

Keywords: cats, humour, art, illustrations for children, books, greyscale

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Added: 2010-10-20

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Cook, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, Baby, and Alice Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over th [...]

Keywords: alice, people, cats, infants, interiors, kitchens, food, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2006-06-23

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Alice speaks to the Cheshire Cat Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“she was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.”

Keywords: alice, animals, cats, trees, people, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2006-06-23

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Cheshire Cat fading to smile Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“ ‘All right,’ said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone.”

Keywords: alice, people, animals, cats, trees, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2006-06-23

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