Cranworth, Laura Rolfe, Lady, 1807–1868, Laura Carr (Lady Cranworth) scrapbook, circa 1839-1870
- Call Number:
- MSS 8
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Cranworth, Laura Rolfe, Lady, 1807–1868
- Title(s):
- Laura Carr (Lady Cranworth) scrapbook
- Date:
- circa 1839-1870
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Scrapbooks, notebooks, and genealogical material
- Part of Collection:
- Oversize 10
- Provenance:
- Acquired 2009, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- The scrapbook has a leather label on front cover reading "L.C. Scraps" and a calling card on the back cover reading "Lansdowne Place: Miss Carr." The scrapbook is structured tête-bêche, so that it begins from both front and back covers, with blank pages in the middle. This suggests that at least two people contributed material to the book. Given the "L.C." in the title and the material's content, one probable compiler of the book was Laura Carr (1807-1868), who was the daughter of Thomas William Carr (1770-1829) and married Robert Monsey Rolfe (1790-1868) (created Baron Cranworth in 1850). A number of elaborate Valentines addressed to "Laura" are included, plus various newspaper articles about Lord Cranworth (who twice served as Lord Chancellor). Most of the material specifically related to Laura occurs in the first half of the scrapbook, which is considerably more personal, and includes Valentines, love poems, riddles, letters, and sketches. The second half consists largely of newspaper clippings and printed engravings (most from after Laura's death). Dates of the material suggest that the scrapbook was begun from the front cover (probably by Laura), and that someone began adding material from the back after Laura Carr's death in 1868. Laura could not have contributed all of the front material, however, since the notices on Charles Dickens' death post-date her, while one final item, an etching, is labeled "given to me by Margaret Wilson in London in 1871." It may be that the second compiler initially began adding material to the front, and then decided to flip the scrapbook around. This person may also have pasted the upside-down bookplate to the back cover reading "Miss Carr Lansdowne Place." It is possible the unidentified contributor is Laura's older sister Fanny Carr, who lived until 1880 and by 1872 was the only surviving sibling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (96 pages) ; 30 x 24 cm
- Genre:
- Scrapbooks, Pictorial works, Diaries, Genealogies, Sketchbooks, Landscape drawings, Views, Travel sketches, Charcoal drawings, Engravings (prints), Graphite drawings, Photographs, Wash drawings, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- ChronGrand tours (Education)HistorySocial life and customsWomen artistsWomen travelers
- Subject Period:
- 1824-1899
- Associated Places:
- EuropeFranceGreat BritainItalyNorthumberland (England)Pisa (Italy)Switzerland
- Associated People/Groups:
- Carr, Frances Rebecca, 1796-1880Cranworth, Laura Rolfe, Lady, 1807-1868Cranworth, Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron, 1790-1868
- Finding Aid Title:
- Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical material
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/24.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3311
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3311?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1