Alice Kettle British, b. 1961
The house that Jack built, 2023
Thread on linen
180 x 128 cm
Copyright The Artist
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Inspired by the English Nursery Rhyme; This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crow'd in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn,...
Inspired by the English Nursery Rhyme;
This is the farmer sowing his corn,
That kept the cock that crow'd in the morn,
That waked the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tatter'd and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the farmer sowing his corn,
That kept the cock that crow'd in the morn,
That waked the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tatter'd and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.