Record ID:
436094
Accession number:
MA 23621
Created:
Reading, Berkshire?, 1808-1813.
Credit:
Purchased on the Gordon Ray Fund, 2020.
Description:
1 item (25 pages), bound : illustrations ; 28.2 cm
Notes:
Many contributors initial and date their entries.
Entries that mention place of composition suggest the album was compiled near Reading, Berskhire
Subjects of the illustrations include "A View from Lymstone, Devon," a depiction of Caversham Church, an "Indian" and his dog receiving the word of God, a wreath and flag inscribed "Victory, Death, Nelson," and numerous plants and flowers.
There are two pencil drawings in the album.
One entry, "On the Loss of the Dove," is posted into the inside back cover of the album.
Summary:
Consisting of 23 literary contributions and illustrations, including poetry and riddles in English, Italian, and French.
Housed in:
Blue cloth drop-spine box (31 cm)
Binding:
Marbled paper over boards. Binding may be later than contents.
Provenance:
Purchased from Konstantinopel Rare & Fine Books, 2020.
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