A collection of original art removed from an album: silhouettes, pressed flowers, a valentine, and drawing. The silhouettes include one of a woman in an academic gown and cap mounted on Art-Union of London ticket for entrance to an event at Theatre Royal, Lyceum on 25 April 1854; two views of the same man(?) identified as “James Evans” (on verso: Professor Rees) one with highlighting in gold. The pressed flowers are a small sheet with leaves or petals of a pink hue. The valentine is small drawing of bright flowers with a motto “Toujours unies par l’amitiĆ©” with a gold border. Also included is an amateur watercolor of a “Peasant boy” in a smock, standing on a grassy mound.
- Artist: Hughes, J., active 1872, artist.
- Title: [Collection of ephemera from an album] [art original].
- Production: [Wales], [30 March 1872]
LWL Mss Vol. 269
Acquired May 2021