Content: Classic nursery rhymes recast as advertising copy for Diamond Dyes products, with accompanying illustrations. Featured rhymes include "Old woman who lived in a shoe," "Sing a song of sixpence," "Little Mary quite contrary," "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,"Trot, trot to Boston," and "Little Miss Muffet," among others. Several sheets damaged at borders.

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Extent: 1 booklet (20 sheets) : 2 col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

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Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 56c2e070-c5bc-012f-bc6f-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56c2e070-c5bc-012f-bc6f-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1923). Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56c2e070-c5bc-012f-bc6f-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56c2e070-c5bc-012f-bc6f-58d385a7bc34

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