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Scrapbook, "A Collection of Hand-Coloured Cuala Prints", probably between 1940-1983

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 21

Scope and Contents

Various artists. Most of the prints are from Cuala Press, Ltd. but some are from the earlier iteration of Cuala Press.

In the order they appear in the scrapbook, prints include: No. 6, "Mountain Farm"; No. 236, "An Old Woman of the Roads"; No. 33, "The Fairy Hill"; No. 59, "Silver Apples"; No. 260, "Let Us Sing and Dance"; No. 58, "The Fiddler of Dooney"; No. 50, "Autumn Beauty"; No. 52, "The Lake at Innisfree"; No. 280, "To Travellers"; No. 53, "Had I the Heavns Embroidered Cloths"; No. 30, "Wise Small Birds"; No. 54, "The Lover Tells of the Rose"; No. 61, "A Cradle Song"; No. 55, "Into the Twilight"; No. 23, "Rune of Hospitality"; No. 56, "The Pity of Love"; No. 38, "Across the Door"; No. 50, "The Lover Pleads with his Friends"; No. 44, "The Nursury Song"; No. 239, "Prayer for a Little Child"; No. 31, "A Shop in Sailor Town"; No. 282, "Hear's Desire"; No. 295, "Ireland, O Ireland!"; No. 91, "Prose Quotation"; No. 226, "The Rainbow"; No. 270, "A Little House"; No. 31, "O Wind"; No. 251, "Be Glad of Life!"; No. 283, "The Turf Cart"; and No. 63, "Road Rise".

Dates

  • Creation: probably between 1940-1983

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English, with some Irish.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Full Extent

From the Sub-Series: 3.5 Linear Feet (3 containers)

Processing Information

Prints are partially detached but have been reviewed by the conservator and are safe to handle. Please let reading room staff know if any have become fully detached.

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

Contact:
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