{"product_id":"the-king-had-a-platter-of-brisket-and-batter-by-blanche-fisher-wright","title":"The King Had a Platter of Brisket and Batter by Blanche Fisher Wright","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe King Had a Platter of Brisket and Batter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThis enchanting print,\u003c\/span\u003e titled \"The King Had a Platter of Brisket and Batter,\" is a full-page color plate from the 1918 first edition of \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe Peter Patter Book: Rhymes for Children\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The artwork was created by acclaimed American illustrator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to accompany a whimsical nursery rhyme written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeroy F. Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The scene depicts a royal domestic meal where a king in a purple, ermine-trimmed robe uses a large knife to carve a steaming platter of food at a wooden table, while the queen, draped in a long yellow cape, sits opposite him admiring a pink rose. In the foreground, a young pageboy sits on a small wooden stool, eagerly eating a piece of bread. The illustration perfectly captures Wright’s signature style, utilizing bold black outlines and flat, rich fields of color characteristic of early 20th-century children's book art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece is situated within the \"Golden Age\" of children's book illustration, a period when visually dominant storytelling began to replace purely text-based books. Published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRand McNally \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Peter Patter Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was designed to bring the whimsical spirit of Mother Goose into a modern American context through Jackson's rhythmic, humorous verses. Blanche Fisher Wright is best known for her landmark 1916 work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Real Mother Goose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which established the \"quintessential\" visual identity for nursery rhymes that persists today. This specific piece is significant as it reflects the era's shift toward high-quality, visually appealing art intended to foster emotional intelligence and imagination in young children. Wright’s ability to capture both the \"innocence and mischief\" of the early 1900s has made her original 1918 illustrations highly collectible artifacts of American literary history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 11 ½” x 9 ½”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53647473410327,"sku":"PR0187-18","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0172-18.1.jpg?v=1783523360","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/the-king-had-a-platter-of-brisket-and-batter-by-blanche-fisher-wright","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}