Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross, 1885-1898

Description

Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross containing twenty-three original pencil drawings dated 1885-1898. The majority of drawings are identified with a location, name, or date. Locations are focused in western Massachusetts and include Springfield, Massachusetts, Otis, Massachusetts, Blandford, Massachusetts, and other unidentified locations. Other locations, such as the Old Mill in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the First Congregational Church of Blandford, known locally as the White Church of Blandford, are also featured. Drawings depict landscapes, sketches of individuals and groups of people, houses, buildings and other built structures such as churches and bridges, and more.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sketchbooks
sketches
houses
Nature
churches (buildings)
mills (buildings)
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
sailboats
bridges (built works)
landscapes (representations)
sketchbooks

Physical Descrption

1 sketchbook ; 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches

Collection Code

GC001

Collection Name

Original art collection

Date of Acquisition

2000

Reference Code

GC001.USMA.General.810

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2000

Places

Blandford (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Otis (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Nantucket (Nantucket Island, Nantucket county, Massachusetts)
Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Ross, Mary E. (Artist)

Material Type

sketchbooks

Subjects

Art

Restrictions

Some dirt on sketchbook. Minor damage to spine.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403

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