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Scrap book compiled by Emily Nevill Jackson

Scrapbook
Early 20th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Mrs Emily Nevill Jackson (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

The book has a soft backed covered on the outside with black paper. The pages are lined. Much of the book has work written in black over which has been glued newspaper articles about dolls and toys ranging in date from 1902 to 1909. Also hand written in the book are indexes to 16 chapters; possibly relating to the book written by Mrs. Jackson and bibliographies. Some pages include English and Latin translations.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Object type
Scrapbook
TitleScrap book compiled by Emily Nevill Jackson (generic title)
Materials and techniques
paper; newspaper
Brief description
Scrapbook; English; early 20th century
Physical description
The book has a soft backed covered on the outside with black paper. The pages are lined. Much of the book has work written in black over which has been glued newspaper articles about dolls and toys ranging in date from 1902 to 1909. Also hand written in the book are indexes to 16 chapters; possibly relating to the book written by Mrs. Jackson and bibliographies. Some pages include English and Latin translations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.25in
  • Width: 6.5in
Marks and inscriptions
  • used in connection with her TOYS OF OTHER DAYS/ this Book belonged to/ Mrs F. NEVILL JACKSON;/ it was given to me by her Daughter Mrs. Howard-/ F Gordon [illegible name] MS notes are in her handwriting/ (apart from certain 'school' material/ which shows the book to have been reused.) (Inscription on right hand page, approximately a third of the way into the book)
  • A Scrap Book/ of Mrs. E./ Nevill Jackson's. (On inside cover, in ink)
Object history
Mrs. E Nevill Jackson wrote TOYS OF OTHER DAYS, 1908 and this may be a collection of cuttings she found while researching. She was a friend of the donor's late father-in-law, F Gordon Roe, who also wrote two books on the subject of childhood THE VICTORIAN CHILD, 1959; and THE GEORGIAN CHILD, 1961.
Production
Made by: Mrs. E Nevill Jackson
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.13-1995

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O36491/scrap-book-compiled-by-emily-scrapbook-mrs-emily-nevill/
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