[Germany] Collection of ca. 1000 various paper items 1862-1884
Comprising all kinds of printed and/or manuscript ephemera such as theatre programs, entry tickets, invitations, business cards, dance cards, train tickets, (series of) photographs (ca. 100), prints, awards, letters, postcards (incl. a specimen of 1873), menu cards, drawings, dried pieces of plants, locks of hair, newspaper clippings, obituaries etc., partly on orig. album-lvs. chronologically ordered in 4 modern folio-sized portfolios.
An astonishing, varied collection of (very) rare items, assembled by Maria Häusser in Heidelberg and illustrating her rich cultural life. (total ca. 1000 in 4 albums)