Box 13

Medium:
Pen and ink over cyanotype

Illustrator(s):
No known Illustrator(s)

Known books with call numbers and possible books:
No definite match

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:
Alphabet

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Animals
Illustrated alphabet

Note: Missing C, D, K, P, W, and X; could perhaps be because these letters are color chromolithographs for an unknown text

 

Selected Illustrations
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Folder 1

 


Folder 3


Folder 1 Letters A-B. “A Stands for Animals” image of several pairs of animals on dollies, animals include alligators, giraffes, eagles, kangaroos, and ostriches; “B Stands for Bunny” image of two bunnies on a dolly facing left, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 2 Letters E-F. “E Stands for Elephant” image of a pair of elephants on a dolly facing right; “F Stands for Fox” image of a pair of foxes on a dolly facing left, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 3 Letters G-H. “G Stands for Goose” image of a pair of geese, one male and one female on a dolly; “H Stands for Horse” image of two horses with reins on a dolly, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 4 Letters I-J. “I Stands for Ibex” image of a pair of ibex, only one fully visible with large horns facing right on a dolly; “J Stands for Jackal” image of a pair of wolf-like creatures facing left on a dolly, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 5 Letters L-M. “L Stands for Lion” image of a pair of lions turned to the left with one facing the viewer on a dolly; “M Stands for Monkey” image of two monkeys on a dolly facing right, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 6 Letters N-O. “N Stands for Nanny Goat” image of a pair of goats facing right on a dolly; “O Stands for Ostrich” image of a pair of ostrich on a dolly facing the viewer, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 7 Letters Q-R. “Q Stands for Quail” image of two small quails on a dolly facing left; “R Stands for Reindeer” image of two reindeer with full sets of antlers on a dolly facing left, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 8 Letters S-T. “S Stands for Sheep” image of two sheep on a dolly facing towards the viewer; “T Stands for Turtle” image of two turtles on a dolly, 35 x 28 cm

Folder 9 Letters U-V. “U Stands for Urus” with an image of two buffalo-like animals on a dolly facing left; “V Stands for Venomous Viper” with an image of two intertwined snakes with forked tongues out, 35.5 x 28 cm

Folder 10 Letters Y-Z. “Y Stands for Yak” image of two yak on a dolly facing left, one is obscuring a full view of the other; “Z Stands for Zebra” image of two zebra on a dolly facing left, 35.5 x 28 cm

 

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