7857
Album, Photograph
1895 Approximate
Bierman Victorian Photo Album. 13" L x 10 1/2" W x 3" D; celluloid, textile, paper; front cover is a green floral design with the images of a man and woman wearing togas; she is holding a yellow flower to his nose, around them the background fades from light to dark green, she is in white, he is in a dark reddish color, the outer border is feathery and floral, made of molded celluloid; back cover and spine are bronze, gold and brown velvet; a metal clasp holds the book closed (it is fragile, does not work); inside are 15 pages, each is gold edged and has places for 4 cabinet cards, green & gold floral design on each page; condition - spine is fragile and breaking, velvet is worn.
Donated by the children of William A. & Lydia (Roesler) Bierman. The descendents prefer this album to be placed on the table next to the bed in the Bierman room. Bierman Album.