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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1881
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0352.001

MANUFACTURER: SMITH, ELDER & CO.
MODEL: BIRTHDAY BOOK
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD FRONT & BACK COVER/ STRATMORE PAPER/ FRONT & BACK COVERED WITH OILED CLOTH

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.3 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SMITH
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1881+
Canada: Unknown
Function: MAINTAINED BY OWNER AS RECORD OF FAMILY MEMBERS' AND FRIENDS' BIRTH DATES ARRANGED BY MONTH.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GOLD LETTERING READS: 'A BIRTHDAY BOOK/ [royal monogram]/ Designed byH.R.H. THE PRINCESS BEATRICE/ 1881'/ HANDWRITTEN: 'To dear Mrs. Radford from ? (M.R.R.) Xmas 1881'/ SPINE READS: 'BIRTHDAY BOOK/ SMITH, ELDER & CO.'/ ILLUMINATED FIRST PAGE OF EACH MONTH WITH HANDMADE DRAWINGS BY "Lith.Anst. V. J.G. Bach, Leipzig".
Missing: N/A
Finish: GUILDED BOOK/ ILLUMINATED PAGES/ GOLD EDGES/ BEIGE COVER WITH GOLD DECORATIONS/ BURGUNDY ACCENT WITH GOLD/ WHITE STRATMORE PAPER.
Decoration: SAME AS FINISH DETAILS/ POEMS/ COVER: LEAVES, FLOWERS, BUTTERFLY, CROWN/ EACH PAGE FOR EVERY MONTH HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FILLET & COLOR WITH THE DATE, ALL AROUND THE PAGE/ DECORATIVE END PAPERS DECORATED WITH (BLUE & BLACK) FLOWERS.

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