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Plaster-of-Paris model of a grape leaf
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One plaster-of-Paris model of a grape leaf, mounted on a rectangular base, labeled "1453" in the lower right hand corner. On the upper left hand corner is a medal medallion with the embossed words "P.P. Caproni & Bro. - Plastic Arts - Boston, USA." On the top edge of the model is a small wire loop. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Tiny Tots Drawing Book
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One manufacturer's advertisement/drawing book entitled Tiny Tots Drawing Book, published by Emerson Piano Co., Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1885. Printed at the bottom of the front cover is "4- Little Pets." This 8-page booklet contains several images on each of the 8 pages, with leaves of tracing paper bound in between each leaf, for tracing. The front and back covers are chromolithographs; the front cover features a little girl holding two rabbits; the back cover features a smaller image of a little girl near a rosebush. Printed on the back cover is: "Compliments of Emerson Piano Co., 110 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Western Branch: 195 Wabash Ave., Chicago." Images for tracing include a horse, a pony, chickens, birds and rabbits. Some of the images have been traced. A blue ink stamp on the back cover reads: "Frank M. Grow, Sole Agent, Rutland. VT." "Winslow Bowen" is written in ms., in pencil, along the outer edge of the front cover.
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The Art of Seeing: Woodbury Course in Observation, Summer School
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One advertisement entitled The Art of Seeing: Woodbury Course in Observation, Summer School, published by Woodbury Training School, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1930. This 4-page leaflet is a brochure for summer art courses. "Sixth year. ... June thirtieth to July twelfth, Boston, Mass. ; July fifteenth to thirty-first, Ogunquit, Maine" is printed below the title on the first page, which is also illustrated with an ink drawing of a seascape. The interior 2 pages list the staff, course calendar and other information about the summer courses. On the last page is information about the philosophy and principles of the program.
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Illustrated Catalogue Exhibition of the R. Hall McCormick Collection of Paintings: Chiefly of the English School
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One exhibition catalog entitled Illustrated Catalogue Exhibition of the R. Hall McCormick Collection of Paintings: Chiefly of the English School, under the auspices of the Boston Art Students Association, Copley Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, 1900. The cover title reads: The R. Hall McCormick Collection of Paintings Exhibited by the Boston Art Students Association. This catalog is 38 numbered pages in length, and contains 5 black and white plates, which are reproductions of paintings. On the verso of the title page is printed "Press of Geo. H. Ellis, Boston."
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Art & Decoration in Crepe & Tissue Paper
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One instructional book/catalog, entitled Art & Decoration in Crepe & Tissue Paper, published by Dennison Mfg. Co., Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1895. This instructional catalog is 88 pages in length, and contains illustrated and textual instructions for creating lampshades, candle shades, flowers, doll dresses, picture frames and dinner napkins, as well as supplies needed for each project, with prices. Also included, mounted to p. 3, are tissue paper samples, with the company's full range of colors. The illustrated front cover features a lamp with an elaborate lampshade made from crepe paper; a dressing table "draped with Dennison's Imported Crepe Paper" is on the back cover. The inside front cover is a listing of the company's colored crepe paper in stock, and the last page and the inside of the back cover are manufacturer's advertisements for Dennison's Tissue Paper Outfits.
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Erasable (School) Drawing and Writing Tablet, No. 2
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One drawing book printed by American Tablet Manuf. Co., Boston, Massachusetts, containing six pages of heavy paper board. The first four pages consist of two sets of printed images and blank areas. The last two pages of the tablet feature penmanship examples and blank areas below. The student was supposed to "[d]raw in the blank spaces with a soft lead pencil, and erase with a damp woolen cloth." However, the majority of the printed images have been traced over rather than copied.
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