A 3 3/4" x 6" album. Gilt stamp front and back "Album" on front and the owner's initials "S.A.P" on the back. She received it as a Christmas present. Free end paper inscribed with her name and date and location, which is Berlin, presumably Germany, but written in an English hand. The verso has an embedded Kunstbillet or German/Austrian hand constructed and painted friendship token. A fine mesh backing with delicate gilt border design. Friendship verse at base printed in German, a pair of love birds flank a gilt footed vase with an array of hand painted and applied flowers. A stunning find in an album of this nature. There are only 10 entries but they do tell a story. The first 3 were from Berlin and written in French and dated 1957. The remaining are from the Boston MA area including Jamaica Plains, Cambridge and Roxbury. Most are by women. Additional adornments in the book include a silver lace paper wreath surrounding a signature and an applied linen label depicting a building labeled the birthplace of Shakespeare. Hinge reinforced. Seller Inventory # 28006359

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Title: Fine Friendship Album with Kunstbillet ...

Publisher: Berlin

Publication Date: 1857

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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