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Frontispiece to the [1896] Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint Depicting Ellen Serving Mamma Tea in the Parlour

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This black and white lithograph is a frontispiece from the 1896 Walter Scott, Ltd. Reprint. The image depicts a scene from page 9, when Ellen is serving her mother tea and toast on a tray. Ellen's mother, covered in a shawl and sitting on her couch, takes the tea cup from the tray, smiling. Ellen's head is bowed toward the tray in filial submission.

Subjects: Tea Making, The Parlour, Ellen, Mamma

Identifier: 39CIA_14