Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Golden Lily, June 1890
A long lily stem carries many large pale flowers above a slender exposed root. The plain photographic background emphasizes the extraordinary height of the plant. The caption associates the Golden Lily with the séance of 28 June 1890 and the memoir’s claims about its appearance and disappearance.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Golden Lily, June 1890" [editorial title]. In Shadow Land, E. d’Espérance. 1897 edition, 1897, George Redway. Source scan leaf 385. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0366
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The historical source presents claims about mediumship or supernatural phenomena. Reproduction documents its illustrations and does not authenticate those claims.
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Illustrator not identified. The Golden Lily, June 1890. Shadow Land. Scan leaf 385. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0458-0366