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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2004.015
Date Range
1890-1900
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Collection
History Collection
Description
French dance card booklet with thin ivory covers. Covers have chamfered edges and front cover has ornate cut-out design of 3 leafy C scrolls and additional leafage within a solid border. End papers are covered in red silk. Within are 2 smooth white printed pages at both front and back and six off-white blank pages between. First glossy leaf printed with "Contredanses" on both sides and 12 numbered lines. Second leaf has a Victorian couple printed on each side in different poses. Underneath first couple is "a Paris, chez l'Editeur". Final white pages: first has "Walses", 2nd has "Galops", 3rd is another pose of a Victorian couple dancing and the last is "Walses". Paper loop inside back cover intended for holding a now-missing pencil. Penciled inscriptions on most pages, including names "P. Hetrick" and "Lizzie E. W."
Date Range
1890-1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 06
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Pamphlet
Length (in)
2
Width (in)
1.5
Depth (in)
0.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-10-09
Condition Notes
Minor stains and light abrasions on ivory. Front cover and silk end pages detaching. Minor stains on interior pages.
Object ID
2004.015
Place of Origin
Paris, France
Accession Number
2004.015
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