The objects here are all concerned with writing in the Victorian period. They include tools for writing such as a pen and inkwell, materials to be written on, examples of writing and images of people writing.
Letter written by Florence Nightingale in 1892 showing her signature
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This notebook belonged to a student trained by Nightingale.
See more See more: http://florence-nightingale-collections.co.uk/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:172Illustrated Times article about her
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She is writing at a sloping desk.
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A clerk seated at a high desk
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