Come, Little One

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An older woman sitting by a staircase shows a spinning-wheel to a younger one

The old woman said: "Come, little one, come closer: this is a distaff."

(P. 21.)

Artist

Name:: Jordan, Wilhelm
Dates:: 1871-ca. 1918
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dornröschen
Author:: Wegener, Friedrich
Publisher:: Berlin: Globus Verlag G. M. B. H., n.d. [1901?]
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Description:

An older woman sitting by a staircase at the top of a tower shows a spinning-wheel to a younger one.

The caption reads in the original German:

Spricht die Alte: “Komm, Kindelein !
Komm nur näher, das ist ein Wocken."

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