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One boxed collection of art reproductions, circa 135 pieces
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One boxed collection of reproductions of photographs of sculpture, circa 75 pieces
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One boxed collection of reproductions of photographs of sculpture, ca. 75 pieces, ranging in date from approximately 1930 to 1940. The sculptures represented range in date from B.C. era to the 20th century. Included are reproductions from The University Prints of Boston and Perry Pictures; others are newspaper clippings and cutouts from magazines or catalogs. Most stand alone, but some images are mounted on paper, with brief textual explanations. The collection is housed within a paperboard box that has "Sculpture" written in ms. on the top lid. Title supplied by cataloger.
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One boxed collection of photographic reproductions of an architectural nature
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One boxed collection of photographic reproductions of an architectural nature, ca. 200 pieces, ranging in date from approximately 1935 to 1950. The collection contains images of family dwellings, churches, government buildings, architectural details, stone structures (e.g. Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, the Sphinx), and structures from Antiquity, including early Greek and Roman periods. The collection is comprised primarily of Perry Pictures, University Prints, Brown's Pictures, and postcards. There are an additional few original black and white photographs of front doors to several different houses. This collection was assembled by Mabel Spofford; there are ms. notes on some items. The collection is housed within a paperboard box, addressed to Miss Mabel Spofford from University Prints. Written on the lid, in ms., is: "Architecture: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Modern." Title supplied by cataloger.
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One collection of reproductions of paintings, circa 250 pieces
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One collection of reproductions of paintings, ca. 250 pieces, ranging in date from approximately 1930-1940. Most of the reproductions are part of the Artext Junior series, published by the Art Extension Society. The reproductions cover a wide variety of subjects, painters, and time periods. This collection is housed in a paperboard box which bears a mailing label addressed to Mabel Spofford. Also included are a few printed flyers and ms. notes. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Pretty Pets Paint Box
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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled Pretty Pets Paint Box, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1895. The set is comprised of 28 cakes of watercolor paint, two small porcelain dishes, one paintbrush, a piece of glass, and a 5-inch paper ruler. The cakes of paint are embossed with an artist's palette design, and are contained within wooden dividers in a wooden box (no lid). This box is housed within a paperboard box (which does have a lid). Mounted onto the paperboard lid is a chromolithograph image of three girls, each painting a toy elephant. "2.00" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the image on the lid.
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Art reproductions
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Five art reproductions by the George P. Brown & Co., Beverly, Massachusetts, published ca. 1925[?]. This set of reproductions belongs to the "Brown's Pictures" series. Each of these 5 cards is printed in black and white, and along with the image, contains, the series name, the word "Miniature", number in the series, and the artist's name. For example, the reproduction in env. 51 reads: "'Pilgrims Going to Church'; Brown's Pictures- Miniature- 66. Boughton." The other reproductions in this set are: "Signing the Declaration of Independence" by Trumbull; "Return of the Mayflower" [credit not given]; "Martha Washington" [credit not given]; and "John Alden and Priscilla" [credit not given]. Only the back of "John Alden and Priscilla," contains additional information; "This is a sample of Brown's Miniature Pictures, 840 subjects, size 3 x 3 1/4..." and list sitems and prices for others in the series. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Art reproductions
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One set of art reproductions of paintings and murals, published by Brown-Robertson Co., Inc., New York, ca. 1924. There are 124 individual reproduction cards within this incomplete set; many are duplicates. All of the cards are color, and include the number of the image (presumably the number within the Brown-Robertson series), the title of the painting, and the artist's name. Most cards name the collection or museum where the original resides, as well as the publisher. Some of the paintings represented in this set include: "Up the Hudson" by Bellows; "Paris Boulevarde" by Renoir; "Infanta Maria Theresa" by Velasquez; "Mona Lisa" by Da Vinci; "The Blue Boy" by Gainsborough; "Jane Seymour" by Holbein, and "Mother of the Artist" by Whistler. One use of these such cards was as a way of introducing students to art of different cultures. This set of art reproductions belonged to Mabel Spofford. Title supplied by cataloger.
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