I Shall Not Touch It

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Zoom in — "I shall not touch it I assure you," said she.

(Facing p. 200.)

Artist

Name:: Sterrett, Virginia Frances
Dates:: 1900-1931
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Tanglewood tales
Author:: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Publisher:: Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1921
Open Library:: View record

Description:

A woman standing against the backdrop of a large tapestry with lavish floral design makes a show of refusing the pomegranate brought on a tray by a bowing servant.

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