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| Hunt, A Lady Reading |
In the early 19th century, Christmas wasn’t even close to the gigantic consumer event it is today. “20 Great Gift Ideas Under $25” or “50 Must-Have Gifts under $100” or some other list didn’t appear in every periodical, and holiday sales were not ubiquitous. Or even existent, apparently.
But sellers did offer a gentle nudge here and there. In the advertising pages of the December 1833 Court Journal, I came upon these.
Painting: William Henry Hunt, A Lady Reading (aka A Lady Reading; Mrs.
William Hunt), ca. 1835, courtesy Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
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2 comments:
I would definitely add The Standard Novels and Romances to my list along with Urania's Mirror, because it was designed by a Lady. ;-)
No Christmas present is as delightful as a book-it was the first present I remember, in 1956, and I will receive one just as thankfully in 2015.
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