1886 Collection (page 21)

Housemaid Baking 1886
Thursday: The housemaid bakes bread, cakes and other goodies

Game: Seek it Seek It
Seek it, seek it, Tra la la la la, Seek it, seek it, Tra la la la. (A ring is passed from hand to hand.)

When I was a Lady 1886
When I was a lady... a lady was I. I went this way, I went that way, ... When I was a lady, a lady was I

Boots Made of Spanish
Our boots are made of Spanish, Our stockings are of silk, Our pinafores of diaper As white as any milk. Here we go around, ... Till we fall down on the ground

Here Comes the Abbess
Here comes the Abbess, She comes in state, Fi foll de roll de roll day. Why comes the Abbess? why in such state? She comes to seek for a maiden fair

Hunt the Slipper 1886
Cobbler, cobbler, mend your shoe, Have it done by half past two, Stitch it up and stitch it down, And then I ll give you half a crown

Bingo Childrens Game
B, I, N, G, O, Oh! Bingo was his name

Housemaid Scrubbing 1886
Friday: The housemaid scrubs the staircase

Here we Go Round Jingo
Here we go round the jingo ring, Around the Merry-ma- Tanzie. Twice about and then we fall, Around the Merry-ma- Tanzie

Here Comes a Poor Woman
Here comes a poor woman from Babylon With six poor children all alone. One can bake and one can brew, One can shape and one can sew, One can sit at the fire and spin

New York Produce Exchange
Exchanging produce is conducted pretty much like an auction in the Call Room of the New York Produce Exchange

The Country Maid: A pretty country maid walks through a field carrying a basket of eggs and a jug of milk

The Mulberry Tree, words and music
Here we go round the mulberry tree... So early in the morning. This is the way we wash our clothes... wash our hands... brush our hair... tie our shoes... etc

I ll be out in the morning early, words and music
I ll be out in the morning early, I ll be out on board the ship... And Charley loves a pretty girl As sweet as sugar candy. Date: 1886

Spanish Knight, words and music
I am a knight all out of Spain; I come to court your daughter Jane. My daughter Jane is far too young, She can t abide your flattering tongue.... etc

Tahitian couple with baby
A Tahitian couple with their child

Here we dance Lubin, Lubin, words and music
Here we dance Lubin, Lubin I wrote a letter to my Love, And on the way I dropped it, But one of you has picked it up, And put it in your pocket!

Chickens Come Clock, words and music
Chickens come clock, come clock, come clock... The kites are away and the crows are asleep, And its time for my chickens to get something to eat

Yankee man, southern USA
A Yankee, ie an inhabitant of one of the southern states of North America

Wallachian man of Romania
A Wallachian man of Romania

Merrie Games in Rhyme, cover design
An ornate cover design to a book of childrens games entitled Merrie Games in Rhyme

Maori man, New Zealand
A Maori man, native of New Zealand

Mexican couple
A Mexican couple in traditional costume

Norwegian couple with reindeer
A Norwegian couple in the snow, with a reindeer

London Bridge is broken down, words and music
London Bridge is broken down! Dance o er my Lady Lea.... How shall we build it up again, With a gay Lady

Laplander in snowy landscape
A Laplander walking through a snowy landscape, probably going out to hunt for food

Turkish couple
A Turkish couple

Venetian man with gondola
A Venetian man on the lookout for some tourists to travel in his gondola

Merrie Games in Rhyme, title page
An ornate title page and frontispiece to a book of childrens games entitled Merrie Games in Rhyme from Ye Olden Time

Russian man driving horse-drawn sleigh
A Russian man driving a horse-drawn sleigh

Persian couple
A Persian couple

Hindu snake charmer
A Hindu snake charmer

Dame Marjorie book, title page design
Title page design, based around a large pre-Victorian fireplace

Housemaid hangs the washing out (Tuesday)
Tuesday: The housemaid hangs the washing out on the line

Japanese couple
A Japanese couple

Mary Brown, words and music
Here we all stand around the ring, And now we shut poor Mary in. Rise up, rise up, poor Mary Brown, And see your poor mother go through the town

Housemaid sewing (Saturday)
Saturday: The housemaid does some sewing repairs

In the woods let us roam, words and music
In the woods let us roam, While the wolf is not at home. Wolf, are you at home?

Greek couple
A Greek couple

Itinerant photographer in country
An itinerant photographer snaps a country mother and child

Spanish couple
A Spanish couple

Housemaid does the laundry (Monday)
Monday: Ruth the housemaid does the laundry, unhappy because its raining and she won t be able to hang it out to dry

Four thirsty geese, words and music
Four thirsty geese on the wing Who wanted to drink at the well of the king... and five geese, and six geese, and seven geese and a gosling

Advertisements, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for various illustrated books for children, some for them to colour in themselves, and some designed to bring them up as good little Christians

Nuts in May, words and music
Here we go gathering nuts in May, On a cold and frosty morning.... Date: 1886

How many miles to Barley Bridge? words and music
How many miles to Barley Bridge? Three-score and ten. Can I get there by candle light? Yes, and back again

Here come three dukes, words and music
Here come three Dukes a-riding, with a rancy tancy tee. And pray what is your will, Sirs? With a rancy tancy tee

Dyak couple, Borneo
A Dyak couple, Borneo

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