M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
 

 

"WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?  MADE OF?

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF? 

Snips and snails and serpents with tails...

The "grape" and the hops...

And chasing the fox...

God forbid! We forget rocks!...

 

Early 18th Century Silver & Agate Engraved Snuff Box, c1720-30 George II Silver & Cappuccino Agate Snuff Box, John Carman II, London, n1752

 

... GOD FORBID! WE FORGET ROCKS! ....

THAT'S WHAT LITTLE BOYS ARE MADE OF..."

 

(Please click individual images above or the titles below for full descriptive pages :)

 

Left :

EARLY 18TH CENTURY SILVER & AGATE SNUFF BOX

Probably English (George I / II), c1720-30, Unmarked

 chased floral decoration interspersed with panels of diapering within reeded rims,

 the cover inset with translucent agate oval, gilt interior

 

Right :

GEORGE II SILVER & CAPPUCCINO AGATE SNUFF BOX

John Carman II, London, c1752

 cappuccino banded agate surrounded by finely engraved rococo foliate & shell border;

the silver gilt interior marked I . C to the base  

(Grimwade #3628, registered 1752, and a larger 1758)  (SOLD)

 

THE ROCKS, Back to Front :

Slate gray polished river rocks - for skipping across absolutely any body of water encountered

Pea gravel - a favorite for driveways and boys' pockets

Crystallized Ginger - spicy and crusty, but still a hint of sugar

 

Please Inquire, should you wish

 

 

And What are little girls made of, made of?

Sugar and spice and cake on a slice...

Rich chocolate and roses... 

Sweet stuff for their noses....

And for "True Loves"...Hagen Dazs...para dos(es)!

 


 

"What are....made of..." was a favorite of Henry W. Longfellow's, who recited it frequently.

These two stanzas (from a bit longer form of the verse) are attributed to Robert Southey (1774-1843),

an English poet and historian who became poet laureate of England in 1813. 

His prose was considered perfect by Lord Byron.

 Although it is not documented, the rhyme is thought to have been composed about 1820. 

It was included in Burton Stevenson's Proverbs, entitled "What all the world is made of...",

and sometimes seen as "What Folks are Made of..."

It is most certainly included in Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes,

which I hope is still in the library of children (and their parents) worldwide.

We also hope Mr. Southey won't mind our additions! 

It simply seems the PERFECT VALENTINE ... for folks of all ages,

and will perhaps engender a memory - or smile - or two! 

 

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What are little boys made of, made of? The "grape" and the hops, chasing the fox, God forbid we forget rocks......