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Bartholomew's Progressive Drawing Cards, in five numbers, No. 1

Description: One set of drawing cards entitled Bartholomew's Progressive Drawing Cards, in five numbers, No. 1, by W. N. Bartholomew, published by Cyrus G. Cooke, Boston, 1860. This set includes 11 numbered, one-sided lithograph images within a paperboard slipcover. Card 1 is lacking. The cards are intended for use with a drawing slate; each card would be placed into a holder at one end of the slate, and the image copied onto the slate. Most of the cards bear a single image, but some contain two or three images. The images are identical to a portion of those found in Bartholomew's Drawing Books and include fences, houses, buildings and barns. The instructions for use of these cards, lesson by lesson, are printed on both sides of the slipcase. There is a cutaway notch at the top of the opening of the slipcase for ease of removal. The dimensions provided are for the slipcase.
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Bartholomew's Primary School Drawing Cards, No. 1

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One set of drawing cards entitled Bartholomew's Primary School Drawing Cards, No. 1, by W. N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, 1874. This set is comprised of 10 double-sided lithograph cards, principally containing line drawing lessons on each side, totaling 20 lessons. The exercises in this series are listed on the envelope wrapper, below the title: "SET No. 1 - Simple exercises in placing points, drawing lines, plane figures, familiar objects and ornamental forms; also lessons in Printing and Writing." Sets 2 and 3 are also described. Each lesson is printed on a black background, with the image or letter to be copied in white. These drawing cards were designed to be used in conjunction with a drawing slate; the card would be placed in the card holder at one end of the slate, and the image copied onto the slate. The penmanship lessons on Card 10 are labeled "Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Penmanship." On the back side of the envelope is a publisher's advertisement for "Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing" books. The dimensions provided are for the envelope.

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Bartholomew's Drawing Book, New Series, Nos. 1, 2, 5

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Three drawing books, entitled Bartholomew's Drawing Book, New Series, Nos. 1, 2 and 5, by William N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York, copyright 1867, 1869, and 1870 respectively. The exercises within each of the three books is comprised of 12 half-sheet numbered exercises interleaved with full-page blank leaves for copying and additional original artwork. Each book progress in level of difficulty, and the books themselves increase in their levels of complexity. Book 1 begins with exercises in drawing horizontal and vertical lines, and continues with using those lines in various combinations and patterns to draw simple designs and decorative forms. All of the exercises have been completed. On the inside front cover are notes and instructions for the series. Book 1 is missing the back cover; instructions for lessons 4 and later are missing. Book 2 incorporates angled straight lines, introduces curved lines, and begins to explore leaf and plant forms. These exercises are considerably more complex than those found in Book 1. Some of the exercises have been completed; primarily those at the very beginning and the very end of the book. The inside front cover contains notes about materials, notes to the teacher, and instructions for lesson 1. The back cover is also lacking. The 12 numbered exercises in Book 5 are of plants and flowers. Some of the images include pansies, lily of the valley, and a rose. Most of the exercises have been copied, and there are additional original drawings, some dated by the artist. The inside of the front cover contains notes about the materials to be used for this book and general remarks. The inside of the back cover contains instructions for using and copying the 12 lessons within the book. The outside back cover is a publisher's advertisement for various items within the "Bartholomew's System of Drawing", including writing and drawing slates, drawing books, drawing cards and a teacher's guide. The paper wrapper added by (presumably) Alice Dodge contains pencil sketches and doodles. "Henry I.[?] Tubbs" is written in ms. on the front covers of Books 1 and 2 in the upper right-hand corner. "Alice Dodge, Sept. 28, 1871" is written in ms., in pencil, across the top cover of Book 5.

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American Drawing-Cards, First Series

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One set of drawing cards entitled American Drawing-Cards, First Series, by Walter Smith, published by James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1873. This set includes 7 drawing cards, printed on both sides of each card. There are 14 numbered lessons, each with white-on-black lithograph illustrations. Also included is a set of directions: "Rules for the Guidance of Pupils using the American Drawing Cards." On the verso of this card is printed a 5-inch long rule measure. The lessons progress from simple horizontal, vertical and parallel lines (lesson no. 1) to moulding and interlacing forms (lesson no. 14, example 42). The cards are within a protective paper envelope. "Johnnie Fray[?]" is written in ms. at the top of the first card.

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Brown’s School Series—The Young Designer Drawing Cards: 24 different designs for crayon work, suitable for Infants and Standard 1

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One set of drawing cards entitled Brown’s School Series—The Young Designer Drawing Cards: 24 different designs for crayon work, suitable for Infants and Standard 1., Packet No. 1, manufactured by A. Brown & Sons, Ltd., London, Hull and York, ca. 1900-1905. There are 24 numbered drawing cards (card number 13 is lacking) within a paperboard slipcase. Each of the drawing cards are printed on both sides; the chromolithography of the front side of each was meant to imitate the look of a crayon drawing, and the back side of each is printed in outline for coloring by the child. Most of the cards contain 2 or 3 images per card, only a few cards contain a single image. The background of each card is printed in a light blue grid. The slipcase bears 2 large printed paper labels: one features the series title and advertisements for "Browns' Young Designer Drawing Book, No. 1" and "Browns' Young Artist's No. 250 Crayons"; the other is an outline of the Browns' Young Artist's Series for Infants and Standard 1, Packets A-6 lists and other items offered for sale.

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Abbott’s Common School Drawing Cards

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One set of drawing cards entitled Abbott’s Common School Drawing Cards, by Jacob and John S.C. Abbott, printed by Robert B. Collins, New York, 1874, Landscapes, Set 1, designed by B.H. Coe." On the back of the card box are instructions, entitled Arrangements, on the use of the cards. The cards are removed from the case by pulling on an insert. A notice "To the Teacher" on the verso of the insert explains how to teach drawing in school, and below this, "Reasons for Introducing Drawing into Common Schools" are listed. The card set is complete with the original forty cards, plus an extra card 1. They are numbered in Roman numerals, from No. I to No. XL, along with further drawing instructions on the back of each. For example, drawing card No. I shows a farm courtyard with various buildings and on the reverse the following instruction: "Whenever you have a pediment end of a building to draw, that is, an end terminated by a point at the top, where the two sides of the roof meet, as occurs in this lesson, always draw both the side walls first...."

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Bartholomew's Drawing Book, Revised Edition, Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8

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Four drawing books entitled Bartholomew's Drawing Book, Revised Edition, Nos. 4, 5, 7 and 8, by William N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, 1872-1873. Each of these 4 books is comprised of six numbered exercises, which are made up of lithograph illustrations and a blank facing page for copying. Only Book 5 includes significant instructional text for each of the exercises. Book 4 has very few lines of instructional text for some exercises; the other two have none. The levels of difficulty and complexity increase as the lessons progress. The front covers of these books are identical to each other with the exception, of course, of the book number in the lower-right quadrant. Each cover features the title in a decorative font, with decorative flourishes surrounding it. In the lower left-hand quadrant is an image of a gentleman's hand holding a pencil to paper. The book number and the words "revised edition" are in the lower right-hand quadrant of each, with the publisher's information at the bottom. Each book number also appears in the upper left-hand corner, above the title. The insides of the front covers contain general instructions and remarks for each specific book, with descriptions and notes for each of the lessons. The insides of the back covers contain publisher's advertisements; and the back covers also feature publisher's advertisements for various items within "Bartholomew's System to Drawing". The images in Book 4 are primarily outlines of flowers, vases and candlesticks, while the images in Books 7 and 8 are complex scenes of buildings and landscapes which involve shading, perspective and texture. Books 4 and 5 are covered by printed brown paper wrappers, each with a decorative frame surrounding the title "Drawing Book Cover, designed to accompany Bartholomew's System of Drawing to preserve and keep the book clean while in use.", and repeat the advertisements for Bartholomew's System of Drawing found on the back cover of all four books. Each of the four books has been completed by previous owners; some of the images, both the lithograph images and the copied images, have been additionally colored. "Harry S. Tubbs" is written in ms., in pencil and in ink, on the outside wrappers of Books 4 and 5; and is written on the front cover of Book 4. A black ink stamp of "Fred E. Howe" and "Keene, N.H." is stamped on the front covers of Books 7 and 8. "5-" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, on the first pages of Books 4 and 5.

Bartholomew's Progressive Drawing Cards, in five numbers, No. 1

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