Sarah Sutton friendship album
Scope and Contents
Sarah Sutton friendship album, 1842-1845, New York, 0.03 cubic feet, including nine lithographic engravings by Archibald L. Dick and titled Mary of Mantua, Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Now Westlin Wins, The Young Mother, Washington's house Mount Vernon, Bess and her spinning wheel, East Point and Passamaquoddy Bay, Light House near Caldwe;s landing (Hudson River), and Harper's Ferry (from the Potomac side).
Miss Sarah Sutton's Album, select for religious precepts and literary extracts, and original pieces, also includes a calligraphy title page with elaborate flourishes, and a dedication page by Charles William Nunn. The majority of the missives within the album are long poems, some of which are original. One features a fine watercolor vase of flowers. A second floral arrangement illustration appears later in the album. Most of the entries are from what appear to be male suitors.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1845
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a legal document box BW 13.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Eclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on May 25, 2017.
- Title
- Sarah Sutton friendship album
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 7/12/17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States