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Flower and Poem, 1824

 File — Container: box 1, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

Watercolor illustration of a sprig of two red flowers on card surrounded by embossed border with grape vines and lyres at corners. Illustration 2 1/4" x 1 1/2"; card 4 1/2" x 3". On verso: 4 lines of a poem handwritten, inscribed "FC. to EH Parkes, April, 1824." The verse is the second stanza of the poem "Un Rien" by Mme de Stael. Tissue guard affixed to top.

Dates

  • Creation: 1824

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

French

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

Contact:
Trinity College Library
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Hartford Connecticut 06106