Albums Two Centuries Ago

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How Early-19th-Century Students Cemented Their Bonds Through Friendship Albums

Friendship albums became popular in America in the 1820s, as the blossoming culture of sentimentalism made its mark on personal relationships, especially those of young people. Bookmakers created sturdy, thick, leather-bound books expressly for friends to leave emotional tributes. This album was a gift to Mary Wallace Peck, a former student and then drawing teacher at the Litchfield Female Academy in Connecticut, from her fiancé Edward Mansfield in 1825.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

I was expecting

 

[Buffy Summers]

It's like a mix tape...sort of... 😀

But I think they're sweet 🙂

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

Someone should start making friendship albums again, but in music form. 🙂

 

[GwenRaiden]

Kind of like an old version of instagram?

I think it's sweet too. Maybe I'll force Winter to have friendship albums with her best friend (me).

 

[Athena]

Kind of like an old version of instagram?

I think it's sweet too. Maybe I'll force Winter to have friendship albums with her best friend (me).

You are such an embarrassing mum.... 😛