Bite of Yer Apple

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A young girl asks a little boy to let her have some of his apple — "Give us a bite of yer apple, Billy!"
"Sha'n't!"
"Well, leave us a little bit of the core!"
"There ain't goin' to be no core!"

Artist

Name:: May, Phil
Dates:: 1864-1903
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Phil May's sketch-book: fifty cartoons
Author(s):: May, Phil
Publisher:: New York: R. H. Russell, 1898
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A young girl reclining against a wall asks a little boy (her brother?) wearing a cap and carrying a balloon on a string to let her have some of the apple he is eating.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, child, eating, fruit, mixed genders, Victorian