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No. 5. A Song of a Doll, from 'A Day in a Child's Life'

Greenaway, Kate, 1881,
No. 5. A Song of a Doll, from 'A Day in a Child's Life'
No. 5. A Song of a Doll, from 'A Day in a Child's Life'
No. 5. A Song of a Doll, from 'A Day in a Child's Life'
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Item no
50736
Title
No. 5. A Song of a Doll, an illustrated page from 'A Day in a Child's Life'
Description
A group of young girls in early 19th century dress are gathered in a formal garden on a lawn. Three of the girls sit on a blue bench in front of topiary trees, and the fourth girl is standing. Behind, is the rest of the garden, a glimpse of a flower border and a house. Pink roses on a plate form a headpiece beneath the picture and two stems of an lily-like plant frame either side of the music. The words to the song are as follows:
'No. 5. A Song of a Doll.

1. I once had a sweet little doll, dears,
The -"
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Date
1881