[Scrapbook of European views, portraits, and art reproductions]

[Scrapbook of European views, portraits, and art reproductions]

Bound volume

Unidentified

Maker

[Scrapbook of European views, portraits, and art reproductions]

ca. 1880
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Overall (closed): 12 3/8 × 10 13/16 × 2 3/16 in. (31.4 × 27.5 × 5.5 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
DescriptionScrapbook containing 185 albumen silver prints featuring tourist views of Europe, art reproductions, family portraits (including the album's compiler, Alice Sherman), and portraits of "types." Pages include hand colored photographs, decorative inscriptions, and plant matter. A metal monogram "AMS" is adhered to the front cover. Album is bound in brown leather with gold debossed border.
Inscriptions Metal monogram adhered to front cover, C: AMS
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on page 2, TRC: A girl's album - Rich family \ Educated in Europe - From Louisville \ KY
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) on inside of back cover, TLC: S Grand NYC \ 6 1944 \ Boyer IIEr

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