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Glass drawing slate, containeded within a wooden frame, circa 1900



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  • Glass drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, circa 1900

    Glass drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, circa 1900

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    One glass drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, ca. 1900. A wooden panel and brace secure the slate within the frame. Accompanying the slate are 4 sheets of images for copying, one of which is chromolithographed. Printed in the lower left-hand corner of the other sheets are the words "Natl. School Slate Co." The slate bears neither manufacturer's marks nor a date. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Glass drawing slate within a wooden frame, circa 1885

    Glass drawing slate within a wooden frame, circa 1885

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    One glass drawing slate within a wooden frame, ca. 1885. The frame is constructed of four separate pieces that are joined together by black string; the corners have been carved to allow the string to be secure. A wooden back with a pivoted brace holds the slate in place. Accompanying the slate are 6 leaves of double-sided woodcut images for use with the slate. Neither a manufacturer's name nor a date are provided. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Glass drawing slate, circa 1890

    Glass drawing slate, circa 1890

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    One glass drawing slate, ca. 1890. The slate is contained within a wooden frame, and is backed by a piece of wood and a wooden wedge to hold it in place. Accompanying the slate are 2 sheets of paper (1 is a fragment) of images for copying. Neither a manufacturer's name nor a date are evident. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Glass drawing slate contained within a wooden easel, circa 1900

    Glass drawing slate contained within a wooden easel, circa 1900

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    One glass drawing slate contained within a wooden easel, ca. 1900. Above the slate (also in the easel) is a built-in abacus with blue and black beads. The slate accounts for the lower two-thirds of the front, and the abacus the upper third. Between the slate and the abacus are 6 round wells, perhaps to hold paints. Along the sides of the slate are long, thin, vertical wells for paintbrushes. The easel is painted black and does not bear a manufacturer's name nor a date. The three legs of the easel are hinged at the top of the wooden frame. Accompanying this are 2 sheets of paper, one of which contains outline images for copying. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Glass drawing slate, circa 1895

    Glass drawing slate, circa 1895

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    One glass drawing slate, ca. 1895. The slate is contained within a wooden frame; two rows of metal wells (presumably for watercolor paint) are mounted into the top and bottom sides of the frame; each row contains 6 small, rectangular wells. Along the left side of the slate is a metal piece which contains two holes, perhaps for holding paints. The slate bears neither a date nor a manufacturer's name. Accompanying the slate are 5 sheets of chromolithograph and outline images for copying onto the slate. The slate has the letters "A" and "B" written in ms., in pencil, on it. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Stone drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, circa 1880

    Stone drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, circa 1880

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    One stone drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, ca. 1880. The slate is double-sided; both sides can be used. Neither manufacturer's name nor date are given. The initials "J.H.W." are written in ms., in pencil, on one end of the frame. Title supplied by cataloger.

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