Figure descriptions
A woman sits on a wooden cart and holds a child in her lap. It is winter. The child
wears a scarf around their head. Both
figures are bundled up in large cloaks. The woman holds the child’s hands up to her
mouth and appears to warm them. There is a
bundle of sticks on the ground next to the cart. Bare trees line the background. Full-page
illustration contained within a
double-ruled border.
The hand-drawn poem title, “THE CRICKET FIDDLER A RECITATION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS.
The music to be played, as arranged, after
each verse.” is contained within a single-ruled rectangular border. There are music
notes behind the beginning of the title. A
woman’s face is placed to the left of the title. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket carrying a fiddle over its shoulder. The
cricket wears a hat with feathers and a
coat with tails. It carries a small satchel in its left hand. There is hand-drawn
music next to the cricket. The following phrase
appears above the music in hand-drawn lettering: “Music by Julius Eichberg” and “Violin.”
“Not fast” appears below the first set of
staff lines. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket carrying a bassoon over its shoulder. The
cricket wears a hat with feathers and a
coat with tails. It holds sheet music in its other hand and appears to be reading.
There is hand-drawn music next to the cricket.
1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket playing a cello. The cricket wears a large,
triangular hat with feathers and a coat
with tails. There is hand-drawn music next to the cricket. The word “dol.” appears
between the groups of staff lines. 1/8
page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket playing a brass horn. The cricket wears
a shako hat and a jacket. A piece of sheet
music is clipped to the instrument. There is hand-drawn music next to the cricket.
1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket playing a tambourine. The cricket holds
the instrument high above its head and looks
up toward it. It wears a hat, a t-shirt, and a necklace. There is hand-drawn music
next to the cricket. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket playing an accordion. The cricket holds
the accordion high above its head. It
wears a dark-coloured shirt with light, large buttons and a pointed collar. There
is hand-drawn music next to the cricket. 1/8
page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket conducting. The cricket holds its baton
high above its head with its right hand and
looks up toward it. There is a music stand that holds sheet music in front of the
cricket. The cricket holds onto the sheet music
with its left hand. It wears a top hat and jacket with tails and a high, pointed collar.
There is hand-drawn music next to the
cricket. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket conducting. The cricket holds its hands
up to its head and appears to be shocked or
panicked. Its baton flies through the air. The cricket wears a top hat and jacket
with tails and a high, pointed collar. There is
hand-drawn music next to the cricket. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket carrying an umbrella and walking in the
rain. The cricket holds a brass horn under
its arm. It wears a hat and collared jacket. There is hand-drawn music next to the
cricket. 1/8 page.
Anthropomorphic illustration of a cricket playing a fiddle in the rain. The cricket
wears a hat and jacket. There is
hand-drawn music next to the cricket. The word “slower.” appears above the top group
of staff lines. 1/8 page.
A frog rides a cricket as it jumps and breaks through a circular object. The object
appears to be made of paper or a similar
material. On the ground in front of the cricket, a frog does the splits with its arms
stretched out above its head. This frog’s
mouth is wide open and it appears to be vocalizing. A curved object stretches across
the background; there are poles placed in the
ground that keep the curved object in place. A third frog sits on this object at the
right side. The frog reaches out toward the
cricket’s back leg. There are grasses and weeds scattered across the ground. Most
of the illustration is contained within a
rectangular single-ruled border, but the frog riding the cricket extends above the
top edge. 1/4 page.
