"Mrs. Cox, this is my first-born."

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"Mrs. Cox, this is my first-born."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1929

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon ink

DimensionsObject: 12 13/16 × 13 in. (32.6 × 33 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (32 × 37.5 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1979.2286

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"But the words she spoke of Mrs. Harris, lambs could not forgive... nor worms forget!"

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