The Canterbury Bell Fairy – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures The Canterbury Bell Fairy 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 Canterbury Bell Fairy
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Canterbury bells, the tall garden campanula, give this picture its name, and the flower's bell-shaped blossoms are the clear model for the fairy's pale dress and cap. The title fits the Flower Fairies illustrations that Cicely Mary Barker began publishing in the 1920s, in which each small winged figure was built from close study of a particular plant. The flower's common name is often traced to the bells that pilgrims' horses wore on the road to Canterbury, though that origin is folklore rather than documented fact. Placed among angels and fairies, the picture shows how a fairy figure could carry a gentle, devotional feeling about the natural world.
| Original scan | 2,172 × 1,516 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Bell Card Topper |
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