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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards Collection

  • Edwards, A. A. B. MSS
  • Collection
  • 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

Figures

9 pencil sketches:

  • top left: man leaning on staff and woman with jar
  • top centre: man
  • top right: two women, one with a child
  • middle left: woman with jar
  • middle middle: man sitting
  • middle right: woman with child
  • bottom left: woman collecting water
  • bottom middle: man with pipe
  • bottom left: two men

The Rosengarten; unidentified building

Four mounted sketches:

  • top left: watercolour of the Rosengarten from the bridge in Bolzano
  • top right: watercolour of the Rosengarten from the bridge in Bolzano
  • middle: watercolour of an unidentified building
  • bottom: pencil drawing of the Rosengarten from the bridge in Bolzano

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)

Letter from 'Mine own Owl'

Undated handwritten letter:
'I really can't quite give thee the [?] of my cold. I think I wish the L[?] one. I took a fresh one the day after thou left - + I have had a [?], more or less, since then. Just now there seems an interlude - as between the rain storms. Why don't you buy an old Culloden sword with a basket hilt? It wd be a charming possession. Owl will make this a short letter, as it has to write an elaborate one (with sketches) to the engraver, about the illustrations to the pamphlet, in wh she is much interested.
M. Narville[?] has sent me some very nice photographs - + he tells me that Mr MacGregor has made excellent ones. I have written to ask for copies. I mean it to be a very engaging pamphlet. My own, own one, I wish I was with thee on thy birthday. I do want thee so very very much - Poo' owl - so
last + long without its Baby. I get quite hipped + out of spirits, owing to dull weather, rain, + no Baby.
Thine own Owl (underlined)' (ink)

Letter with drawing of Capri

Handwritten, unsigned letter with drawing of Capri:

  • 'April 11 / 80 My darling, The queer looking object above is the island of Capri - from Naples. It looks like a whale with a broken back - or a Kraken - or any other sea monster you please. Round the corner to the right is the Blue Grotto, + the high cliff in the middle is Tiberius's cliff, over wh. he had people thrown for his entertainment. I have first been writing to Mrs Hawarth[?], + have made her an elaborate Syrian country house on the slopes of Lebanon. The original is a coloured sketch, done at the luncheon halt, in my [?] sketch book. When you go to see her again ask her if she has any [?] + miles[?] of mine[?]' (ink)
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