The Queen of Hearts and Tempting Arts
Datec.1896
Artist
Laura Coombs Hills
(American artist, 1859–1952)
Illustration CitationPrang of Boston Christmas Card, 1896
MediumWatercolor and gold paint on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.7 × 13.3 cm)
sheet: 9 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (24.8 × 14.9 cm)
sheet: 9 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (24.8 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2018
Object number2018-1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextCoombs Hills probably designed this watercolor, which illustrates a figure from the Mother Goose nursery rhymes, as a Christmas card, as it features the character’s usual verse changed to a Christmas-themed poem.Traditionally the Queen of Hearts makes her tarts "on a summer's day." Here, dressed in a heart-decorated costume and crown, she offers them as holiday delicacies.
