Headpiece with title for Clever Peter and the Two Bottles

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Headpiece with title for Clever Peter and the Two Bottles
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Headpiece with title for Clever Peter and the Two Bottles

Date1885
Illustration Citation"Clever Peter and the Two Bottles," by Howard Pyle, in Harper's Young People, April 7, 1885
MediumInk on Bristol board
Dimensionssheet: 8 11/16 × 14 1/16 in. (22.1 × 35.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-51
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Label TextIn this story, young Peter trades a basket of eggs for a bottle from which spring "two tall men dressed all in blue and gold." These magical charcaters win him the hand of a princess but only after she and the king are punished for tampering with Peter's mysterious powers.
Image Not Available for Clever Peter opens the unlucky bottle for the King and the Princess
Clever Peter opens the unlucky bottle for the King and the Princess
Howard Pyle
1885
Image Not Available for Clever Peter rides to the King's palace upon his fine horse
Clever Peter rides to the King's palace upon his fine horse
Howard Pyle
1885
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Headpiece with Title for The Stool of Fortune
Howard Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / He sees above the fireplace
Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / He sees above the fireplace
Katharine Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Clever Peter and the Ogress / And none too soon
Clever Peter and the Ogress / And none too soon
Katharine Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Alternate version of Clever Peter and the Ogress / With hands and faces nicely washed
Alternate version of Clever Peter and the Ogress / With hands and faces nicely washed
Katharine Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / With hands and faces nicely washed
Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / With hands and faces nicely washed
Katharine Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / All black with soot from head to foot
Alternate version of "Clever Peter and the Ogress" / All black with soot from head to foot
Katharine Pyle
1890
Image Not Available for Bottles
Bottles
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Image Not Available for Headpiece for The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts
Headpiece for The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts
Howard Pyle
1886
Image Not Available for Title and illustration for Which Is Best?; So the rich man left him in his blindness
Title and illustration for Which Is Best?; So the rich man left him in his blindness
Howard Pyle
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Image Not Available for Decorated initial with title and design for Hans Hecklemann's Luck
Decorated initial with title and design for Hans Hecklemann's Luck
Howard Pyle
1885
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