1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some colour); 20 x 16 x 2 cm
Full scrapbook description:
This friendship autograph album was owned by Lilian Leigh Kidman (1879-?), and was created in England. The contents of the album include ink designs drawn by Kidman, often depicting fantastical elements such as elves, or moons and suns with faces. These designs also feature deliberately blank spaces and compartments for the addition of signatures and inscriptions. Artwork, inscriptions, and autographs from Kidman’s friends and family are collected in the album. The album also features many inkblot signatures. Notably, Lilian Kidman’s autograph album matches the one owned by her younger sister, Ella. The sisters’ respective albums have many similarities, suggesting that they may have worked collaboratively on their custom designs. Additionally, Lilian and Ella Kidman had mutual friends, and their albums contain similar entries from their shared connections. The albums itself is commercially made and was given to Lilian Kidman as a Christmas gift in 1897.
Scrapbook category:
Autograph album
Language:
eng
Fonds / collection title:
Kidman family fonds
Fonds / collection identifier:
SC624
Fonds / collection creator:
Kidman family: Henry Oscar Kidman, Lilian L. Kidman, and Ella Kidman
