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Jane Johnson

Among the online collections of Indiana University I found the Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library, a set of cards made by Jane Johnson in Lincolnshire for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson. Since he went on to be High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1784, all the careful work she put in to teaching him obviously paid off. Some of the cards demonstrate the alphabet:

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Some teach sets of words:

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Some tell strange little tales:

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and some give very useful advice:

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Posted by on June 21, 2008 12:20 PM |

Comments

These are hilarious! Thanks for posting them and making my day.

Posted by: Natalie Tischler | June 27, 2008 12:05 AM

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