The Blackberry Fairy, eight repeated illustrations on one sheet – Vintage Print
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This rare historic image captures The Blackberry Fairy, eight repeated illustrations on one sheet in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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The Blackberry Fairy, eight repeated illustrations on one sheet
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Eight versions of the same blackberry fairy appear on one sheet, a repetition that suggests the image was meant to be cut apart, pasted up, or read as a pattern rather than as a single scene. The board files fairies under religious occasions, though fairy lore drew more on folklore than on church teaching, and that grouping reflects how often illustrators blended the two. Fairies tied to individual plants became popular in the 1920s, most famously in Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies books, which gave each flower its own small winged figure.
| Original scan | 600 × 800 px |
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| Reference | Blackberry Fairy Labels |
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