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Early twentieth-century British children's scrapbook, approximately 1895-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 18 pages)
Abstract:
This early twentieth-century British children's scrapbook, compiled by an unknown child, contains colorful die-cut scraps and collected images of children, flowers, animals, clowns, pastoral scenes, uniformed British military, folktale characters, depictions of children's games, depictions of Santa Claus, and other Christmas scenes.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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British late-Victorian album with "Ally Sloper" characters and other scraps, approximately 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (approximately 34 pages)
Abstract:
This late Victorian-era scrap album, likely made by a young British boy, bears a black lacquered board cover adorned with a hand-painted bouquet of flowers, ferns, and foliage. Contents include die-cut color scraps of animals, flowers, and a color set of characters from "Ally Sloper," the popular Victorian comic strip. A set of colored transfer prints depict fables and nursery rhymes and a set of color-printed square cards depicts the Stations of the Cross.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]