Scrapbook c. 1867 with Early Photograph and Other Clippings.

Description:

Scrapbook c. 1867 with Early Photograph and Other Clippings. Ownership inscription of Annie Eliza Scott Jervis (1834-1915) on ffep, dated Naples, March 1867, containing a collection of prints, poems, notes on grammar, original sketches, and other material typical of the genre and era; and some connections to early photography viz., an early undated photographic portrait of a young Annie Jervis; a label from a Rouen manufacturer of a fish-based gelatin used in photography; an early photograph of feathers similar to the photogenic drawings produced by William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) titled, "my first attempt at photography, May 1839"; and a notice of Edward Palmer's Glyphography; or Engraved Drawing, the pages loose, binding coming apart, 7 1/4 x 6 in.
Estimate $800-1,200


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