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Fred's nineteenth-century British album of scraps and greeting cards
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0039
Abstract
This nineteenth-century scrap album, apparently compiled by a British child named "Fred," contains colorful scraps of animals, children, British sailors in uniform, rowers, flowers, birds, and other decorative items. There are also a number of small printed images, Bible verses, and Christmas, New Year's, Easter, and birthday greeting cards. The cover of this album is embossed black and gold on red cloth in a Japonesque design of the Aesthetic Movement.
Dates:
approximately 1875-1885
Nineteenth-century British scrapbook of theatrical, historical, royal, and artistic content
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0040
Abstract
This British nineteenth-century scrapbook of theatrical, historical, royal, and artistic content features images created from multiple printing processes, predominantly monochromatic engravings, though the album also includes original artwork, elaborately printed Victorian-era greeting cards, and other color illustrations. Collected images include Italian, French, and primarily British landmarks, abbeys, cathedrals, historic landscapes, and British monarchs and nobility. This scrapbook also...
Dates:
approximately 1846-1899