Hand-coloured Cuala Press print. Framed, 62.5 x 33.5cm (24.6 x 13.2in). Size of print 48 x 19cm (18.9 x 7.5in).
Scene depicts a traditional December 26th, Saint Stephen’s Day celebration. Four boys carry a bush decorated with ribbons through a village. Footprints suggest snow, and open mouths suggest the boys are singing the traditional rhyme.
The Cuala Press was established in Dublin in 1908 by Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, sisters of Jack and William Butler Yeats. A women-led and staffed press, it published new work by emerging Irish writers – including their brothers.
Printed and hand coloured at the Cuala Press, Dalkey, County Dublin Ireland, 1979. Anne and Michael Yeats.
McAllister Collection. Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. December 2023