Do you see this knife?

Do you see this knife?
Do you see this knife?

Do you see this knife?

Date1877
Artist (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 view
ClassificationsDRAWING
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.