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Sophie Schneideman Rare Books

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

O. Allery calligraphic Lord's Prayer

 Collection — Box BW 57: [Barcode: X032668454], Folder: 001
Identifier: 16864
Content Description

This collection contains the Lord's Prayer written in calligraphic script in concentric circles with some letters highlighted in gilt. At the end of the prayer, the name O. Allery is identified as the "scribe." It is mounted in a brown matte with a circular cutout at its center, displaying the prayer. The verso has O. Allery and the date '1990' inscribed and a gold address label placing O. Allery in Wells, Somerset, England.

Dates: 1990

The History of Little Fanny manuscript and paper dolls (Addition 39) 2024-0070, 1849 March 24

 File — Box 10: [Barcode: X032669465], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents This addition to MSS 16758, History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building Collection (University of Virginia), contains one handmade juvenile manuscript titled The History of Little Fanny. Dated to March 24, 1849, the book features eleven pages of text with a watercolored cover. A set of seven watercolored paper dolls is in the accompanying slipcase, with each corresponding to a section of the written story. The reader can enact the tale throughout the story by changing Fanny's head...
Dates: 1849 March 24

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Children’s art 1
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