Do you see this knife?
Date1877
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Papa Hoorn's Tulip," by R. V. C. Meyers, in Scribner's Monthly, January 1877
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensions4 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (12.4 x 14.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Willard S. Morse, 1923
Object number1923-92
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextPapa Hoorn's Tulip is a story with several silly plots involving a rare tulip. Here, one character displays a knife with which she will obtain a tulip bulb. Pyle's silhouettes, which are drawn in ink rather than cut from paper, complement a tale suitable for both children and adults.
