Lot 318
Elegant Handmade Album in Dedicated Box – Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land
Elegant album of pressed flowers from the Holy Land, presented as a gift "To Miss Jane Lawton [of England] from her Friends in Jerusalem." Jerusalem, [last quarter of the 19th century]. English.
Unique, handmade album, containing flowers collected from various sites in Palestine. The flowers were pressed and mounted between sheets and juxtaposed with the names of the places from where they were collected, along with quotes from the New Testament appropriate to those sites. Poems by various poets also appear on some pages. Album bound in fine olivewood binding with leather spine. Front cover bears dedicatory inscription "To Miss Jane Lawton from her Friends in Jerusalem, " encircled by a frame consisting of verses from the New Testament. Back cover inscribed in Hebrew: "Jerusalem". Album placed in a special handmade box, decorated on the exterior with embroidered flowers and geometric patterns, embroidered in green and yellow thread over a purple background. The lid of the box bears a cloth label embroidered with the (English) word "Jerusalem."
[43] ff. (including 15 ff. with poetry), album: 19 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Box: approx. 22X17 cm. Minor wear.
