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'Twas The Night Before Christmas Paper Napkins

4 - white paper printed napkins with Christmas scenes in red, green, and black. Each napkin features a few lines from the poem and with the addition of new lines (indicated with italics): "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care / To give St. Nicholas The direction of the air." (2013.101.01a); "And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap / Were ready to settle down for a long winter's nap / But we still had to assemble 24 toys 12 for the girls and 12 for the boys." (2013.101.01b); "His eyes-- how they Twinkled! / His dimples-- how Merry! / His cheeks-- were like Roses! His nose-- like a Cherry." (2013.101.01c); "And laying his finger aside of his nose, He lit the fuse and Up the chimney he rose." (2013.101.01d). Each napkin measures 5 in. (length) x 5 in. (width) when folded. All napkins in fair unused condition; (a) has a .25" rip on the back; (c) has a creased corner on the back layer; (d) discolored with 3 brown age spots (.125" dia.) on the right border of the front. Mss 2013.101.01a-d

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  2. Nancy H. Marshall A Visit From St. Nicholas (The Night Before Christmas) Collection, 1813/2005
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