January 1892 (dated)
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Scrap-book consisting of pages of cut-paper work formed from classical and contemporary figures, portraits, animals, birds, jewellery etc. A number of the pages are decorated with silhouettes, near the edges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography, engraving, wood-engraving |
| Brief description | Scrapbook consisting of pages of cut-paper work formed from classical and contemporary figures, portraits, animals, birds, jewellery etc., from lithographs, engravings, wood-engravings and process engravings. Mounted on 64 pages of white wove paper, bound in paper boards, stamped with a key pattern and gold border. Inscribed and dated in ink on page 1: For dear Adah as a memento of her Mother-in-laws work in her 74th Year. January 1892. Size of volume: 31 x 26cm. Given by Miss Isabella Coburn. |
| Physical description | Scrap-book consisting of pages of cut-paper work formed from classical and contemporary figures, portraits, animals, birds, jewellery etc. A number of the pages are decorated with silhouettes, near the edges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'For dear Adah as a memento of her mother-in-laws work in her 74th year. January 1892.' (Inscribed and dated in ink on page I) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Isabella Coburn |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.84-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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