细节
COBWEB CARD
The hand-coloured centre depicting a scenic view with a watermill and incorporating a cobweb 7in. in diameter, lifting to reveal mice eating cheese, the manuscript verse below reads 'Above is a residence, cheerful tho' small, Give it what name you please, except Liberty Hall, This well fenced and airy, yet some people say, The guests that once enter, can n'eer get away. Pray lift the string gently, and peep in with care, Lest the tenants you fright, or the premises tear', c.1870, 10½ x 8½in.
The hand-coloured centre depicting a scenic view with a watermill and incorporating a cobweb 7in. in diameter, lifting to reveal mice eating cheese, the manuscript verse below reads 'Above is a residence, cheerful tho' small, Give it what name you please, except Liberty Hall, This well fenced and airy, yet some people say, The guests that once enter, can n'eer get away. Pray lift the string gently, and peep in with care, Lest the tenants you fright, or the premises tear', c.1870, 10½ x 8½in.