A segment from the third chapter of Mrs. Holman Hunt’s article “Mr. WM. Flinders Petrie’s Discoveries in ’The Fayum,' Egypt. With Something of Beneficent Rulers, Crocodiles, Mummies, and Portrait Painters” in The Girls Own Paper Vol. 11 No. 532 p. 356
The conclusion to Burnside’s Art Needlework in The Girl’s Own Paper Vol. 9 No. 408 p. 53 encourages readers to got to the museum to find inspiration for their needlework
Illustration from Sophia F. A. Caulfeild’s Flowers in History series in The Girl’s Own Paper Vol. 10 No. 498 pp. 562-53. Recreation of a design on the Mummy of Hor from the British Museum.
Advice on decorating terracotta jars from the Answers to Correspondents section of The Girls Own Paper Vol. 1 No. 3 p. 48. The author encourages readers to use Egyptian or Grecian outlines.
A segment from the second chapter of Mrs. Holman Hunt’s article “Mr. WM. Flinders Petrie’s Discoveries in ’The Fayum,' Egypt. With Something of Beneficent Rulers, Crocodiles, Mummies, and Portrait Painters” in The Girls Own Paper Vol. 11 No. 526 pp. 292-295
An article about the history of samplers from The Girls Own Paper Vol. 3 No. 128 pp. 588-590. Includes a full page image of a twelve year old’s sampler from “more than a hundred years ago.”
The history of water lilies from part four of the "Flowers in History” series in The Girl’s Own Paper Vol. 10 No. 498 p. 653. Caulfied describes the lily sceptres held by a mummy in the British Museum.
The text in this image reads “Crafting Civilizations.” Included are the three crafts in this exhibit (the painted fan, the lotus sampler, and the collage ceramic).
