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Trilby the fairy of Argyle

Description: Image of an advertisement for Trilby the Fairy of Argyle by Charles Nodier and translated by Minna Caroline Smith featuring a fairy kissing a woman on the cheek; decorative oval frame made up of dandelions and spider webs.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1895
Call number: priJLC_ART_003184
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

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Gents' patent enameled collar : nine reasons why the gents' patent enameled collar is superior to all others... : Wm. E. Lockwood manufacturer 236 Chestnut St. Phila

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Image of a large oval decorative scrollwork frame advertising William E. Lockwood's Patent Enameled Collars; frame is surrounded by ten men's detachable collars of various styles, each with a number and style name indicated; text in the center of the frame offers "nine reasons why the gents' patent enameled collar is superior to all others in point of economy, style, and comfort."

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Image of a poster advertising a route of the Wisconsin Central Railroad with a center image of a young woman fairy floating in the air and ticking the nose of another fairy sleeping on a spider web, with blue flowers and tree branches.

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Seventh annual exhibition : the Pennsylvania society of miniature painters

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Image of an advertisement for the Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters featuring a bust-length portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair wearing a necklace in an oval frame.

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Trilby the fairy of Argyle

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