![]() ![]() Catherine of Aragon introduced the Ampthill region to lacemaking. The game of “Jack Be Nimble” was from a rhyme chanted during the old game of candle leaping, which was played by lacemakers on St. The letters on Sir Issac’s magic square are the first initials of towns near Ampthill, and the numbers to which they correspond are their approximate distances from Ampthill in miles. This color sequence matches the rings on the puppets when a line is drawn from the eyes through the longest finger/biggest toe on each creature in every picture in the book (as per the clue on the book’s title page, about using your eyes and pointing to the prize), the lines point to the letters on the border, and the master riddle phrase is spelled out: “Catherine’s long finger over shadows earth buried yellow amulet midday points the hour in light of equinox look you.” The first letter from each word in that phrase spells “Close by Ampthill,” a geographical confirmer and the heart of Kit’s riddle. ![]() The colors in the magic square pinned to the wall correspond to the numbers in the magic square on Miss Penny Pockets‘ wrist. HIDDEN HARE: Hanging on the rack in the back of the picture.ĬLUES & COMMENTS: This is the key to the whole book. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.BORDER PHRASE: “Jack be nimble, Jack quick, and Jack jumps over the flame.” ![]() Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Type of Resource Still image Identifiers Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c223b90-c5bc-012f-de18-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Physical Description Extent: 1 print : b 13 x 18 cm. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection Shelf locator: PC-CHI NURSE-(I-J) Topics Nursery rhymes Boys Candles Jumping Genres Illustrations Notes Source note: The little Mother Goose : with numerous illustrations in full color and black and white (New York Dodd, Mead Company 1918) Smith, Jessie Willcox (1863-1935), Illustrator. Nursery rhymes - I-J Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1918 Library locations The Miriam and Ira D. ![]() Names Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 (Artist) Collection TitleJack be nimble, Jack be quick, and Jack jump over the candlestick. ![]()
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