Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-357383
Bound black scrapbook with the word "Scrapbook" debossed on the cover in gold foil. The scrapbook was used as a sketchbook by Helen E. Sumner of Milton, Massachusetts. The sketchbook contains 36 pages, 25 of which contain Helen E. Sumner's pencil sketches and related ephemera dated 1868-1869. Sketches depict people, flowers, landscape, and furniture among others. The final 11 pages of the scrapbook contain news clippings dated 1943-1944. All of the clippings seem to have been written by John F. Hurley for a local newspaper. The individual who collected the clippings is unknown.
sketchbooks
sketches
clippings (information artifacts)
graphite pencils
colored pencils
furniture
glassware
dog (animal)
riding horses (animals)
interior views
exterior views
plants (living organisms)
landscapes (representations)
sketchbooks
sketches
clippings (information artifacts)
1 sketchbook ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches
GC001
Original art collection
GC001.USMA.Milton.775
Bequest
1868, 1943-1944
Bequest of Katherine Sumner Gould
Milton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Sumner, Helen E., 1854-1928
sketchbooks
sketches
clippings (information artifacts)
Cooke, Cyrus G.
Art
Item
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
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