1890 · United States
United States, 1890. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple nicks.. An elegantly handmade Easter token made, perhaps for a family member, with original artwork. It has been cut into the shape of a "cross pattee" (a.k.a. "footed cross" or "Templar cross"), a common symbol in Christian iconography and heraldry that symbolizes (most commonly) valor, honor and dignity. There are four leaves, each edged in silver and fastened at the head with a mauve ribbon. Measures approx. 8" by 7.5". On the uppermost leaf is an original watercolor and pencil drawing of an upper-class 16th century mother with her two children, a boy and a girl. Inside are short poems or psalm excerpts, decorated with crosses, butterflies, and flowers. The second leaf reads, "An Easter Souvenir, Dedicated to The King's Daughters In His Name". This is most likely referencing a book published in 1891 by Mary Lowe Dickinson titled "The living Christ: Easter thoughts for the King's daughters" by F.H. Revell. It contained thoughts, poems, and excerpts that were probably sued for scrap booking by young women, or in art projects, as here.
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