On the right page of an aged book, a decorative banner with a hanging ornament, the name “Nelly Gray” written upon it. An aged open book with a musical composition with the title of “DARLING NELLY GRAY”. An aged open book with an illustration of a cotton branch above a poetic line on the left and two figures working in a field on the right. An aged open book with a circular floral illustration above a poetic verse and an empty boat in open water surrounded by tall grass on the right page. An aged open book with a small illustration of a stringed instrument above a poetic verse on the left and an illustration of two figures conversing on the right. An aged open book with a small illustration of an angel above a poetic line on the left page and a larger illustration of two angels embracing on the right. An aged open book with a musical composition on the left page and an illustrated title page with the text “MY DARLING Nelly Gray” on the right. An aged open book with a small illustration and a poetic verse on the left and a larger illustration of people walking in the countryside on the right. An aged open book with a small floral illustration above a poetic verse and an illustration of a lone figure seated at a desk by a window on the right. An aged open book with a small illustration of a shoreside cabin above a poem on the left and a larger illustration of a riverside landscape with floral embellishments. An aged open book with illustrations of a seated figure above a poetic verse and a circular illustration of a man with his head in his hands on the right. An aged open book with a blank right page. On the left, an illustrated fragment of a letter laying over flowers. An aged open book with a small portrait and a poetic verse on the left page and a larger illustration of a man playing a banjo on the right. An aged open book with a floral illustration with butterflies above a poetic line on the left and a sleeping figure under a window to the right. An aged open book with a portrait sketch above a poetic line on the left and a larger illustration of a figure bent over a desk on the right page. An aged open book with a floral illustration above a poetic line on the left and a reclining figure below an angel on the right page. An aged open book with a small illustration featuring instruments among vines above a poetic verse and a larger illustration of a couple in a boat on the right.

George W. Brenneman

My Darling Nelly Gray,

Maker

Title

My Darling Nelly Gray

Medium

book cloth, paper, ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

22.9 x 17.8 x 0.6 cm (9 x 7 x 1/4 inches)

Place

Place Made: Boston; Place Made: Massachusetts

Type

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chase

Object Number

81.254

My Darling Nelly Gray

Place Made: Boston; Place Made: Massachusetts

Exhibition History

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