BIB_ID
436094
Accession number
MA 23621
Creator
Thornton, Anna, active nineteenth century.
Display Date
Reading, Berkshire?, 1808-1813.
Credit line
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.
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.
Provenance
Purchased from Konstantinopel Rare & Fine Books, 2020.
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)
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