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The droll little man with the unknown name.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Children's book illustrations

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Book illustrations -- Fairy tales -- Rumpelstiltskin

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Title
The droll little man with the unknown name.
Collection

Children's book illustrations

Book illustrations -- Fairy tales -- Rumpelstiltskin

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1911
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-CHI BOOK-Fai-Rum
Topics
Fairy Tales
Dwarfs
Campfires
Avarice
Cabins
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Stains on image and border.
Content: Printed on border: "'Yesterday,' said the Queen's messenger, 'as I was climbing a high hill among the trees of the forest, I saw a little hut, and before the hut burned a fire, and round about the fire danced a funny little man upon one leg, singing, "Rum-Pel-Stilt-Skin is my name."'" Includes additional text.
Source note: Book of knowledge : the children''s encyclopaedia. (New York : Grolier Society, c1911) Mee, Arthur (1875-1943), Editor. Thompson, Holland (1873-1940), Editor.
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ebff220-c5ba-012f-8d7e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The droll little man with the unknown name." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bd93bd8-29be-00a1-e040-e00a180659dc

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The droll little man with the unknown name." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bd93bd8-29be-00a1-e040-e00a180659dc

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1911). The droll little man with the unknown name. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bd93bd8-29be-00a1-e040-e00a180659dc

Wikipedia Citation

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The droll little man with the unknown name.