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Leaves for Teachers of Infants

Educational Manual
1890-1900
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hard backed book of 60 pages, numbered 4 to 55. The cover is bound in dark green cloth printed in gold on the front to show the title and cost of the book. Title page printed in black naming the various parts of the book - Part l - DRAWING FOR INFANTS, Part ll - IN THE KINDERGARTEN. ARITHMETIC FOR INFANTS., Part lll - KINDERGARTEN GAMES, Part lV - ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BLACKBOARD. Within each part there are subdivisions and each is written by a different person. Illustrations are included where needed and the last part has booth blackboard drawings (white on black) and anatomical drawings of animals.

Object details

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Object type
TitleLeaves for Teachers of Infants (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
cardboard covered with cloth, dark green with gold lettering, paper printed in black showing both text and illustrations
Brief description
School text book, Leaves for Teachers of Infants, printed in Manchester by Henry Blacklock and Company Limited for Waddington and Jackman Limited of Bolton and London possibly about 1880
Physical description
Hard backed book of 60 pages, numbered 4 to 55. The cover is bound in dark green cloth printed in gold on the front to show the title and cost of the book. Title page printed in black naming the various parts of the book - Part l - DRAWING FOR INFANTS, Part ll - IN THE KINDERGARTEN. ARITHMETIC FOR INFANTS., Part lll - KINDERGARTEN GAMES, Part lV - ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BLACKBOARD. Within each part there are subdivisions and each is written by a different person. Illustrations are included where needed and the last part has booth blackboard drawings (white on black) and anatomical drawings of animals.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10in
  • Width: 6¼in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Waddington and Jackman Limited
  • Henry Blacklock & Co Ltd
  • Two Shillings and Sixpence
Production
It may be slightly earlier in date, however, title illustration appears to be late 19th century.

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.7-1998

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Record createdJune 12, 1998
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