Album. An album of flower collages, circa 1830s-1840s, 39 leaves, each with a flower collage to recto, carefully composed of cut-out pieces of painted pith and coloured paper layered to form identifiable flowers, including fuchsias, sweetpeas, pelargoniums, wisteria, primroses, pansies, forget-me-nots, lily-of-the-valley, narcissi, snowflakes, cornflowers, dog roses, anemones, etc., occasional fox spots and very minor damage to some collages in places, sheet size 19.3 x 16.3cm, engraved bookplate 'Friederici Nicolai et Amicorum' to front pastedown, original half calf, rubbed, slight loss to head of spine, 4to (Qty: 1) An unusual album, with artwork imitating pressed flower specimens, perhaps inspired by the floral collages of Mary Delany (1700-1788) who was known for her realistic botanical 'paper-mosaicks'.
Album. An album of flower collages, circa 1830s-1840s, 39 leaves, each with a flower collage to recto, carefully composed of cut-out pieces of painted pith and coloured paper layered to form identifiable flowers, including fuchsias, sweetpeas, pelargoniums, wisteria, primroses, pansies, forget-me-nots, lily-of-the-valley, narcissi, snowflakes, cornflowers, dog roses, anemones, etc., occasional fox spots and very minor damage to some collages in places, sheet size 19.3 x 16.3cm, engraved bookplate 'Friederici Nicolai et Amicorum' to front pastedown, original half calf, rubbed, slight loss to head of spine, 4to (Qty: 1) An unusual album, with artwork imitating pressed flower specimens, perhaps inspired by the floral collages of Mary Delany (1700-1788) who was known for her realistic botanical 'paper-mosaicks'.
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