Page from poetry and sketch book, Leek

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Date:1875

Description:Many young women from well-to-do, professional families were encouraged and tutored to draw and paint. Some were very talented as his example shows. This book is thought to have belonged to a member of the Cooper family who lived in St George’s Road. The contents combine poetry with drawing.

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Donor ref:D3359/13/3/1 (201/29564)

Source: Staffordshire County Record Office

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