Excelsior album, 1855-1859.

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Excelsior album, 1855-1859.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441856433

A friendship album with poems dedicated to Annie or Anna Taylor, all signed with initials or first name only. Some inscriptions include calligraphic drawings, mostly of birds. As well, the volume includes engravings, most of which were by John Sartain. A group of unsigned Valentines and one card in the shape of a cross, perhaps for Easter, came with the album. Most of the Valentines are made from doilies and scrap, but a couple are simple, albeit colored, printed images.

1 v. (most pages blank) and 19 items : ill. ; 24 cm. or smaller.

Winterthur Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7539305

Winterthur Library

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Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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Engraver, portrait and miniature painter John Sartain was born in London in 1808 and moved to the United States in 1830 after a seven year apprenticeship to London engraver John Swaine. Besides his banknote and portrait engraving, Sartain was noted for his magazine engravings. In 1849 he began his own magazine, entitled Sartain's Union Magazine of Letters and Art, but ceased its publication three years later due to financial troubles. Sartain was also the director of the Pennsylvania Academy of ...

Taylor, Anna.

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Anna (Annie) Taylor lived in Philadelphia and apparently was a Quaker. Nothing else is known about her. From the description of Excelsior album, 1855-1859. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 441856433 ...