Duchess and the Crying Baby Tea Towel

16” x 24” kitchen towel with a vintage Alice in Wonderland image of Alice, the Duchess, the Crying Baby, and the cook and, oh yes, the cat. The Duchess lives in Wonderland in a small palace just outside the Caterpillar's forest. She employs a cook who is addicted to pepper and who throws crockery and kitchen utensils over her shoulder with no concern for those who might be hit. The Duchess also has a child and a cat (the Cheshire Cat). Her character is strongly voluble; at times she even seems to have a double personality. When she first meets Alice in her kitchen, she shows herself to be nervous, aggressive, and not disposed to interact. She recites one of the more well-known rhymes in the book, when she advocates beating a child for sneezing: "Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when he sneezes. He only does it to annoy, because he knows it teases. I speak severely to my boy. I beat him when he sneezes, for he can thoroughly enjoy the pepper when he pleases. See matching cloth napkin, paper cocktail napkin and coasters. See the entire Wonderland Kitchen Towel collection in the FOOD/BEV | Linens section.