Collection Curiosities
Date:
1889
Description:
Herbarium Specimen Book
Description:

Plant samples of local wildlife from far off destinations would be another way for Victorian elites to show off their travels. This book containing pressed flowers and ferns were collected from Colorado in 1889 by Miss Julia Fay Randall who donated an sizeable collection of curios from her extensive domestic and international travel.
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Souvenir Book of Pressed FlowersSouvenir Book of Pressed Flowers
Souvenir Book of Pressed FlowersSouvenir Book of Pressed Flowers