Antique Joan of Arc ScrapbookOne of a kind, early 20th century antique scrapbook dedicated to Joan of Arc. It contains only clippings from magazines and periodicals depicting paintings of her or stage actresses performing as Joan, including Maude Adams. Some are pasted in and some are simply tipped in between the pages. Undated, but the clippings date to the 1910s. Plain lined notebook with soft cover wraps.

Refer to photos for size & condition: Very good with some rust on the back

Infant mortality rates in England & Wales in 1870 were about 150 deaths per 1

and dealer who was openly gay when homosexuality was still illegal in England and one of Wilde’s closest friends

There is a modern myth that widows would collect their tears in the bottle and empty them on a grave

Stunning Victorian valentine in its original wooden shadow box

Which makes still more frightful your forlorn

Exceptional Victorian drawstring purse- suitable for mourning as the entire thing is beaded with jet

mother of pearl shells make a great vide poche or incense burner

midcentury vintage print of the Madonna & Child (looks like Greek Orthodox) in a shellwork frame with domed glass

This heart shaped puzzle purse from the 1840s-1860s unfolds into a four-sided clover with sentimental verses printed on each leaf

with apologies

This one is amusing in that it features a “key” to the real life figures that the characters represent