Item #GAU23  Print: "Miss Goody Two-Shoes"   

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Item #GAU23  Print: "Miss Goody Two-Shoes" from our Antique Prints Catalogue

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antique print Little Miss Goody two shoes from our Prints catalogue - Phoenixant.com

antique print Little Miss Goody two shoes from our Prints catalogue - Phoenixant.com

In an 18'th century nursery tale (thought to have been written by Oliver Goldsmith) Goody Two-Shoes was quite poor and only had one shoe.  When she was given a pair she told everyone that she had two shoes.  Over time she somehow acquired the negative connotation of being too nice and too properly behaved - hence the modern derogation of being a "Goody Two-Shoes".   This print is beautifully framed in oak, with a 19'th century chamfered wooden backing.