Taras Shevchenko Scrapbook Album, Ukrainian, Wood Covers, Vintage New, Painted

Description

This is a beautiful, vintage large scrapbook album that has never been used.  The front and the back covers are made of wood. The pages are black. There is a bright red large spine on it which appears to be leather and it has a thick golden colored cord with tassels beautifully placed in the binder. The size is 16" wide by 11".
It is hand painted with a Ukrainian Embroidery motif on two sides and a hand painted inner image of Taras Shevchenko in the middle with the Ukrainian Trident symbol on top and Ukrainian flags around a frame of him in the middle. The golden yellow symbolizes fields of wheat and the blue represents the sky, mountains, and streams of Ukraine. It has 150 on it with the years 1814 - 1964 on it.