Der kleine Mädchenfreund : für fleissige Kinder
A hand-coloured German children's picture book from 1860, published by Müller-Schmid for diligent young girls, as its title Der kleine Mädchenfreund says. Each page holds five framed scenes of girls dancing, playing, going to school and doing household chores, drawn in a naive, folk-like style with bold flat colour and plaid or striped dresses that a designer could borrow for vintage textile or costume motifs.
