{"product_id":"victorian-scottish-tartanware-aide-memoire-pocket-notebook-c-18601880","title":"Victorian Scottish Tartanware Aide Memoire Pocket Notebook c. 1860–1880","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn aide-mémoire was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotebook you carried on your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperson, the Victorian answer to writing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esomething down before you forgot it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAddresses, observations, whatever the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eday produced. This one came home from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exterior carries a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etartan pattern with a neoclassical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efigure to the cover, a nod to learning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand memory that suited what the object \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas for. Inside are the original red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilk-lined compartments and the paper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epages, both of which usually go first. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat they are still here is the reason \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis one is worth keeping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTartanware \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the souvenir of Victorian Scotland. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighland romance had taken hold after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen Victoria's own enthusiasm for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit, the railways brought visitors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enorth, and small personal objects came \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehome covered in tartan by the thousand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlmost none of them were meant to last \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragile, incomplete, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore interesting for it. The pencil is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elong gone and the silk has torn. What \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis left is a paper and silk object that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esomehow got through a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury and a half.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Type | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAide-mémoire, pocket notebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Dimensi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eons | 4 in. H x 2.75 in. W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Primary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial | Tartan-decorated case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Seco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003endary Material | Red silk lining, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evelvet binding, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaper pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Cover | Neoclassical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efigure to the cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Date | Mid to late 19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eigin | Scotland, assessed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Style or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMovement | Victorian tartanware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown As | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAide memoire, pocket notebook, souvenir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enotebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e| None identified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Interior | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal red silk-lined compartments \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand paper pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[condition]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einterior silk lining shows staining, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etears, and losses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe souvenir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebooklet is loose and not secured to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebinding, which is commonly seen on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexamples of this type.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epencil is missing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe velvet binding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis worn, and there are surface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escratches and marks to the exterior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003el of this is visible in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographs. This is a fragile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enineteenth century personal object that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas survived rather than a piece in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollector-grade condition, and it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshould be handled and stored \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaccordingly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54512852042041,"sku":"zla1789952986717","price":162.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/7184\/2873\/files\/victorian-scottish-tartanware-aide-memoire-pocket-notebook-c-18601880_1.jpg?v=1789952991","url":"https:\/\/petfirstaidkit.shop\/products\/victorian-scottish-tartanware-aide-memoire-pocket-notebook-c-18601880","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}