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One Japanese pattern book, circa 1898
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One Japanese pattern book, circa 1898
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One Japanese pattern book, circa 1898. The book is labeled (or titled) in Japanese on the cover; it contains approximately 200 pages in length, and is comprised of labeled (in Japanese) nature scenes, including those of waterfalls, birds, flowers and trees. "Compliments of Arthur W. Dow, 1898", is written, in ms., in ink, at the top of the first page. The item is bound in orange paper overlaying thick paper. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Drawing book of original drawings, circa 1845
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One drawing book of original drawings, untitled, creator unnamed, ca. 1845. The book is 16 unnumbered leaves in length, and contains original pencil drawings primarily of houses and animals. The drawings are undated and unsigned. Tissue paper guard sheets are bound in between each of the leaves. An accompanying not from DK reads, in part, "After Coe drawing cards?" Title supplied by cataloger.
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Scrapbook, circa 1885
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One scrapbook, untitled, created ca. 1885. The scrapbook is 22 unnumbered pages in length, and is made from paper and images pasted to the leaves of an instruction book by Walter Smith (the inside back cover of the instruction book is the only page not covered with created images; this page is a publisher's advertisement for other books by Walter Smith). Each page of the scrapbook is created to resemble a room within a home, such as a parlor, a bedroom, a library, and a kitchen. All of the rooms feature drapes and curtains made from colored and textured papers. The images throughout the scrapbook are a combination of black and white images cut from magazines and newspapers and die-cut chromolithograph images. Included among them are people, furniture, and flowers. The scrapbook's compositor is not given; an accompanying note written by DK reads, in part: "Child's collage- 1875-80? (Pasted into Walter Smith instruction book.)" The scrapbook was purchased by DK in 1980 at the New England Trade Center. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Drawing book of original drawings created by Anna Carpenter
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One drawing book of original drawings, untitled, created by Anna Carpenter, ca. 1845? The book is 24 unnumbered leaves in length, and contains both original and (presumably) copied pencil drawings. The first few pages are exercises of lines and shapes, and the remaining pages include images of trees, houses, landscapes, and fences. Tissue paper guard sheets are bound in between the leaves. "Anna Carpenter" is written in ms. in the upper left-hand corner of the inside front cover. "10.00" (price) is written in ms., below it. The accompanying note written by DK reads in part: "Amazing progression in one book." Title supplied by cataloger.
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Drawing Book
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One drawing book of original drawings entitled Drawing Book, drawn by Marie [?] Lloyd, ca. 1875. The book is 12 unnumbered leaves in length, and contains original pencil drawings. The covers are illustrated with engravings; the front cover is a still life image of artists' and scholars' materials, with a banner bearing the title. This image is within a decorative frame. The back cover is an image of an American bald eagle, with a banner reading "E Pluribus Unum" in its claws. This image is also within a decorative frame. The pencil drawings within the book are primarily of houses and buildings, the accompanying note from DK describes them as "clumsy." None of the images are signed, but "Marie [?] Lloyd" is written in ms., in pencil, on the front cover. Tissue paper guard sheets are bound in between each of the leaves.
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One book of original pencil drawings, untitled, creator unnamed, created in 1839
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One book of original pencil drawings, untitled, creator unnamed, created in 1839. It is 102 unnumbered pages in length, and is bound in brown cloth and leather, with a (now broken) metal clasp on the fore-edge. Its images concerns things of a mechanical or engineering nature. It contains drawings and diagrams of things such as scissors, hook and eye fasteners, mechanical machines, and floor plans. There are also numerous pages of ms. notes; pages [5-19] are a record of employment as manager of the model department for the "British Association", and is dated 1839. Also included are numerous mathematical equations and ms. notes. There are several names written within, but none can be identified as the book's creator. Env. 1 DK note: "Engineering Book", has several drawn images of hook and eye fasteners, floor plans, and other mechanical devices. There are also notes and employee list from 1839 related to the British Association.
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