Bessie in the city
A children's moral story published in New York by R. Carter & Brothers in 1868, written by Joanna H. Mathews for young readers. The pictures here are not scenes from the story but decorative ornamental borders and headpieces, printed in black on cream, with the bands built from repeated scrolls, leaves and interlaced geometric panels that a designer could adapt for frames, dividers or period-style trim.
