Laura’s Necklace - 1880s Children’s Book Cover | Rare Illustrated Edition #3819875 (License: Personal Use)

This ornate book cover from the late 1800s features a young girl named Laura in a flowing brown-and-cream dress, standing on a reflective surface surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms and gentle waves. She holds aloft a delicate necklace, her gaze upward in wonder-evoking themes of innocence, discovery, and moral virtue common in Victorian children’s literature. The publisher, D. Lothrop & Co., was a prominent Boston-based firm known for high-quality illustrated juveniles.

Used on digital archives, rare book dealer sites, or educational resources about 19th-century children’s literature; targets collectors, historians, and educators seeking primary visual sources from the Gilded Age.