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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
The Doings of Dora as Recorded by Graham ; Ye Book of Mrs. O'Brien [album].
1890s
Pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite, on paper.
Binding: 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (292 x 235 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2445
Provenance:
Kerrison Preston; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Album of 49 mounted drawings with captions by W. Graham Robertson chronicling the adventures and misadventures of his cousin and childhood playmate Marion Dora Cooke, from her girlhood to her entrance into society and marriage to John George O'Brien which took place in 1891; the first section of the album is preceded by a hand lettered t.p. and is followed by a second section with a separate t.p. reading "Ye book of Mrs. O'Brien" and illustrates scenes from Dora's life following her marriage.
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