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Grandmothers

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  • A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.
  • "Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Coloured engraving.
  • A group of children playing at being doctors and pharmacists, mother and grandmother approach through a door. Photogravure after F. Hardy.
  • A grandmother hands a copy of the Bible to her granddaughter. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after H.P. Briggs.
  • "Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Stipple engraving.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Bingo love / written by Tee Franklin ; art by Jenn St-Onge ; colors by Joy San ; letters by Cardinal Rae.

    Franklin, Tee | Date: 2018
    • Books

    Becoming a grandmother : a life transition / Sheila Kitzinger.

    Kitzinger, Sheila | Date: [1996]
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    • Online

    A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

    Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896. | Reference: 27674i
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    A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

    Wood, E. C. (Eleanora C.), active 1832-1858. | Date: [1835] | Reference: 27280i
    • Books

    Bird in a cage / Rebecca Roher.

    Roher, Rebecca | Date: [2016]
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