Frontispiece to the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint Depicting Ellen Serving Mamma Tea in the Parlour

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Citation

Macklin, T. Eyre, “Frontispiece to the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint Depicting Ellen Serving Mamma Tea in the Parlour,” Wide, Wide World Digital Edition, accessed December 21, 2024, https://widewideworlddigitaledition.siue.edu/items/show/1698.

Description

This black and white lithograph is a frontispiece from the 1896 Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint. The image depicts a scene from page 9, when Ellen is serving her mother tea and toast on a tray. Ellen's mother, covered in a shawl and sitting on her couch, takes the tea cup from the tray, smiling. Ellen's head is bowed toward the tray in filial submission.

Subjects

Tea Making
The Parlour
Ellen
Mamma

Date

1896

Source

Wetherell, Elizabeth [Susan Warner]. The Wide, Wide World. Reprint, Illustrated by T. Eyre Macklin. London: Walter Scott, [1896].

Creator

Macklin, T. Eyre

Publisher

The Wide, Wide World Digital Edition
Walter Scott

Relation

IsPartOf 39CIA

Identifier

39CIA_14