"Dr. Lealaug + Lost Owl," Rockford College (Female Seminary), Cabinet Card, 1893 crewel embroidery with one narrow path of

with one narrow path of exit at one end

I recently found another postcard featuring a baby having just spilled a bottle of black ink all over the place

minor bumps/creases to board at far lower corners

with marvelously specific details packed into every inch

"Dr. Lealaug + Lost Owl," Rockford College (Female Seminary), Cabinet Card, 1893 crewel embroidery with one narrow path ofFirst off I am jealous of this young woman to have an owl, that most magical of creatures, perched on her hands. Gentle and calm, she looks like just the right person for it though and what a wonderful dress, too:) On the reverse is written what looks like Dr. L. Lealaug (quite an accomplished young woman as well, it would seem) + lost owl, May 21, 1893. And then Rockford College, Illinois. Rockford was founded in 1847 as the Rockford Female Seminary,