Scrapbook

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.22

Description

A brown, leather-bound scrapbook. There is a border and pattern on the front and back covers. The pages contain a wide variety of ephemera, from newspaper clippings to letter to envelopes to diagrams, all pasted over what could have possible been a ledger, as on some pages, rows of numbers are visible. There are also numerous loose pieces of paper and photographs inside.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1869 - circa 1899

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

The earliest date found on a newspaper clipping was 1869, and the latest was 1899.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

8-1/4 in

Depth

2-3/4 in

Length

12-5/8 in

Material

Leather, Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor