Figure descriptions
A woman walks on a grass-covered hill. She holds one hand up to her mouth and looks
over her left shoulder toward a nude
cherub. The cherub flies next to her. Two young fairies watch the woman and cherub
from under a tree. There are additional trees in
the background; their branches and leaves form a canopy which extends across the top
of the illustration. There are large, twisted
roots behind the woman. In the distance, beyond the trees, there is a body of water.
A small boat floats on the water and land
stretches behind it in the distance. Full-page illustration partially contained within
a single-ruled border.
The hand-drawn poem title, “West End Fair September 1806”, is contained within a triple-ruled,
frame-like border. Bunches of
flowers with their stems curve around the border. A petal falls from one of the flowers.
The hand-drawn poem byline appears in the
bottom-right corner. 2/3 page.
Flowers with their stems curve along the left side and above a section of the poem
letterpress. A petal falls from one of the
flowers. 2/3 page.
Women and girls gather in a domestic space. One woman sits on a sofa and rests her
chin in her palm. She looks at a second
woman who stands next to the sofa and wears a large hat decorated with flowers. Two
girls perch on the edge of the sofa; one girl
appears to sit on the other girl’s lap. There is a vanity next to the standing woman.
A large cloth covers the vanity table and a
circular mirror sits on top of it. Sconces with candles frame the mirror on either
side. There are two opened hat boxes on the
floor. A hat sits atop an open door behind the sofa. Full page.
