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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards Collection

  • Edwards, A. A. B. MSS
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  • 1856-1892
  • Album of drawings and watercolours made during Amelia Edwards's visit to the Dolomites.
  • Album of drawings and watercolours made during her visit to Egypt in 1873-4.
  • Album with 26 pencil sketches and one watercolour titled 'Small Egyptian Scraps, 1874', made during same visit to Egypt.
  • Album, notebook, packet containing an assortment of drawings, letters, and notes, another packet contains copies of deeds and accounts issued following her death.
  • Two watercolours of the temples on Philae island, assumed to have been painted by A. Edwards.
  • First edition of Amelia B. Edwards, Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers (1891); Kate Griffith's (née Bradbury) copy, with handwritten dedication to ‘My Katie - Novr. 1891 - A.B.E’.

Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

Egypt large album

Album containing drawings and watercolours made by Edwards when visiting Egypt in the winter of 1873-1874. Many of the preliminary sketches and watercolours in the album were used to illustrate her book A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, published in 1877.

  • Annotated on the first page: "Egyptian Scraps: 1874"
  • Containing 38 numbered pages with 107 mounted items
  • Watercolours, drawings and sketches made in Egypt, many with Edwards' annotated captions

Ephemera album

Album containing ephemera created and collected, relating to various subjects and was created at different times.

  • The album contains 46 numbered items
  • These items are not mounted and are placed loose between the album's pages
  • Includes watercolours, drawings, sketches, letters, notes, caricatures, etc.
  • Some of the material is related to the Egypt and Dolomites documentation

Egypt small album

Album containing sketched drawings and one watercolour made by Edwards when visiting Egypt in the winter of 1873-1874. Many of these preliminary sketches and the watercolour in the album were used to illustrate her book A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, published in 1877.

  • Annotated on the first page: "Small Egyptian Scraps: 1874"
  • Containing 27 mounted items
  • Watercolours, drawings and sketches made in Egypt, many with Edwards' annotated captions on the drawings and the watercolour and also on the mounts

Albums

This group consists of four albums.

  • Edwards MSS 2.1: Watercolours and drawings made in Egypt, 1874.
  • Edwards MSS 2.2: Watercolours and drawings made in the Dolomites, 1872.
  • Edwards MSS 2.3: Ephemera, including some Egypt- and Dolomite-related material, 1872-1891.
  • Edwards MSS 2.4: Watercolours and drawings made in Egypt, 1874.

Title page

Pencil and watercolour sketch of Cairo mosque:

  • mounted
  • [on mount] '"In the name of The Prophet - Cakes!" Moskee. Cairo.' (in ink)

The Damascus Gate; men riding donkeys; a shaduf; camels; and water bearers

Nine mounted pencil sketches:

  • top left: man on donkey
  • top middle: shaduf
    • [on mount] 'The Shadoof' (ink note)
  • top right: man on donkey
  • middle left: man
  • middle middle: Damascus Gate, Cairo
    • [on mount] 'The Bab en Nasr - or Damascus Gate. Cairo' (ink note)
  • middle right: man
  • bottom left: two camels
  • bottom middle: man
  • bottom right: camel, man and three women with water jars
    • [on mount] 'Going to fetch water from the Nile' (ink note)

Blank page with label

  • [on label] 'With the compliments of the Acting Keeper of the Department of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford' (printed) '3 Albums brought down from upper Library by Mrs. Gunn. They seem to be Griffith, one having F.II. G. (underlined) inside.' (pencil note)

Camel and male figure

Ink drawing of male figure riding camel:

  • [on drawing] 'Scenting the Spring from afar.' (ink note)
  • [on reverse of drawing] 'to her (underlined). But a nice capable girl was found in the village, who came up [?] to-day - + for two hours to-day - but - <who> cannot come any more, having an engage-ment at the Anna's[?] from tomorrow for a month. They are taking her as temporary housemaid till they leave for Cannes in Feby.' (ink note)

Bowl

Watercolour of bowl on recto and pencil sketch of outline of bowl on verso:

  • [on recto of drawing] '"The Great God Pan" - E. B. Browning. ABE' (pencil note)

Woman and crocodile

Ink drawing of woman with crocodile:

  • [on drawing] 'The Larches, Westbury-on-Trym, Nr. Bristol.' (printed) 'The delights of sketching 1000 miles up the Nile, Scene the Second (Rapid disappearance of A.B.E.) April 24 / 88. (underlined) Here is Scene the Second in this terrible Tragedy for you - + I' (ink note)

Woman and crocodile

Ink drawing of woman and crocodile:

  • [on drawing] 'The Larches, Westbury-on-Trym, Nr. Bristol.' (printed) 'Act the Third (underlined) "''Tis distance lends enchantment to the view." May 1. 1888.' (ink note)

Mr Smith ascending the Kobel-alp

Ink drawing of man walking:

  • [on recto of drawing] 'Mr Smith ascending the Kobel-alp.' (pencil note)
  • [on mount] 'or "The British Tourist ascending the Kobel-alp.' (ink note)
  • [on verso of drawing] 'Amelia B. Edwards' (underlined) (pencil note)

St Gallus Portal from the Basel Munster

Envelope and pencil drawing of carving of people dressing themselves:

  • [on drawing] From the Portal of St Gallus. Basel Minster - Aug 26th /62. The Dead putting on their clothes at the sound of the last Trumpet.' (pencil note)
    [on envelope] 'Miss Amelia B. Edwards, The Larches, Westbury-on-Trym, Near Bristol. NOT to be sealed.' (printed).

Poem 'To his mummy (who is older than he)'

Handwritten poem:
'To his mummy, (who is older than he) -

What shall I call thee? Mummy, - Sweetheart mine,
Where shall I find thee?... if in truth I dare
To disinter thee from the desert plain
And carry off thy body to afar.

Where shall I find thee? Burrowing with my hands
Tale[?] deep in the earth, as when they seek to meet
Some prised treasure. Yes, to far off lands
we'll travel now this summer fair my sweet.

Thy home shall be some great museum, framed
With all the splendours art can cast around,
Where thou shalt soon midst wond'ring peoples stand,
Nor think x [?] more to lie in native ground.

Yes come, I know, thou wilt! For well nigh due
Is now another find; since two days past
Have not seen a portrait, and anew
I seek to find another love at last.

I waked last night from dreams of finds, and lo!
Five new tombs have we opened now today,
And sure in one of them, deep down, full low,
Thy smiling face is lying! Come away!

Away dear love to meet and greet the sun,
Which yet thou hast not seen for ages past,
When thou lay down, Europe had scarce begun
To run its course, which thou shalt see at last.

Swift, swift, we'll travel by Northern shore
Dear lady! from the drowsy East fly fast,
Darkness + ignominy are no more,
Thy treasured features now are mine at last.

Hawara

W.m.F.P.
With many apologies to A.B.E.

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