Series: Art  

Exotic Scrapbook ca. 18th century.

Bound in vellum covered boards. 40 x 16.5 cm. Many blank pages with 15 numbered leaves. Watermark: Pro Patria G R. Contents: Cut-outs of exotic scenes pinned in; laid-in designs, one imprinted--Bath Pub by I Hamlyn 1789 (leaf 1); laid-in four playing cards in red and black water color.

Chinese Cut-Outs. ca. 1925   (15 pieces)

On gold foil or paper with hand-colored human figures, exotic creatures and floral designs hand-colored in orange, pink, dark blue, purple, green, etc.

1. Rectangle with note on heart: To Betty from Mrs. Stevens.  (15.5 x 9.2 cm)

2. Circle with figure in green robe.   (4 cm. in diameter), verso: Made in China

3. Nineteen circles: 10 women and 9 men, both in orange robe.  (3 cm. in diameter), verso of some: Made in China

4. Four identical men in orange robe, green belt, with pack on green stick.  (11 cm.)

5. Five men, dressed individually.  (8.5 cm)

6. Four identical exotic butterflies.  (5.6 x 11.7 cm at widest point), one with date on verso: 15/2/25 and Chinese note.

7. Three identical exotic parrots.  (8 x 12 cm)

8. Two identical blue-trimmed circles with man on boat and woman on shore with fan.  (11 cm. in diameter)

9. Three identical blue-trimmed circles with two men, exotic creature and ball.  (11 cm. in diameter)

10. Two identical blue-trimmed ovals with man, woman and child.  (15.5 x 10 cm.)

11. Two identical rectangles with two sitting men.  (8.5 x 11 cm.)

12. Circle with vase and flowers.  (17.5 cm. in diameter)

13. Four rectangle floral designs, 3 with identical coloration and one with variant color in lower right hand corner.  (11 x 26 cm.)

14. Two identical rectangles of two men among floral designs.  (18.5 x 21 cm.)

15. Two identical rectangles of floral cut-outs.  (21 x 25 cm.)

Metal type for unidentified children's book illustrations. (4 items) (2.5 x 1 . 1 x 2cm.)

Miscellaneous art pieces, A-Z.

1. Dick Turpin's last ride on his Bonnie Black Bess.  (Silk scene, 5 x 15 cm. in frame, 16.5 x 24 cm.)

Scene woven on silk by Thomas Stevens, inventor and manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered).

2. Fight scene at cave by figures in 18th century?  (Costume: pen and ink with black and gray wash., 9.2 x 12 cm.)

3. Indian: in ceremonial brown headress with horns and bells on leggings.  (On sand paper, 36 x 26 cm.)

4. Indian: in ceremonial winged costume.  (On paper, 28.5 x 36.6 cm)

5. Indians: woman with green headress and pom-poms; man with gray rattle and bells on leggings.  (28.5 x 36 cm.)

6. Sylvan scene: Barefoot boy and girl, imprinted line drawing.  (8.7 cm. on larger page)

7. Sylvan scene: Leafy hand-made cut-outs of pink and white paper.  

a. Tree design, pink paper.  (6.7 cm.)

b. Leafy design on vase, white paper.  (9.5 x 7 cm.)

c. Oval leafy design, white paper.  (9.5 x 8 cm.)

8. Sylvan scene: man and woman painted in black on glass, placed over sylvan background of milkweed and flowerlets.  (Framed, 14 x 14 cm.)

9. Sylvan scene: man and woman among sheep and goats, hand-colored printed cut-out, mounted.  (21 x 33 cm.)

10. Sylvan scene: silhouette cut-outs on black paper.  

(1-2). Woman sitting by pool with fish.  (12 x 11 cm., Two identical cut-outs)

(3). Woman in bouffant dress and ballet shoes and bird on branch in leafy oval.  (22.5 x 17.5 cm.)

(4). Girl and basket facing wolf in forested oval.  (20 x 15 cm.)

(5). Boy and girl approaching house with squirrel in forested oval.  (20 x 15.3 cm.)

(6). Child pursued by geese, in oval.  (9 x 19.4 cm.)

11. Sylvan scene: women with jars, printed view in oval of gold and white design.  (5.5 x 6.5 cm.)

Accompanied by other gold and white printed designs, 5 floral, 1 figure of boy and girl, and an open book.

Paintings on glass (lantern slides). n.d.

1. Cendrillon (Cinderella).  (5.5 x 20.8 cm., green paper edging)

2. Good Night.   (Two broken pieces)

a. Good Night banner, soldiers with U.S. Flag.  (6 x 11 cm.)

b. Soldiers with drums and fife, leader on horse.  (6.8 cm.)

3. Sailing ships.  (6 x 20 cm., broken edges)

Six sailing ships depicting stages of development.

4. Serin de Canarie, et al. n.d.  (Faded white edging, 8.2 x 34.2 cm.)

a. Serin de Canarie. Series of 4 scenes with two French phrases below each scene: Girl with bird in cage, 2 children with dog, three children playing, 2 children with child in carriage.  

b. Bombardment. Sailing ship bombarding island castle in flames.  (Paper edging missing from right side).

c. Deerhunter. Man on horse with three dogs chasing deer.  

d. Feasters. Three views: man and woman, two women, two men with keg decorated with tree.  (Right end broken off - 8.2 x 29.5 cm.)

e. Little man harassing others. Four views: man at piano, woman with fan, soldier, soldier on horse.  (Broken into two pieces with one broken corner).

f. Marchers. Eleven men in various garb following man on horse.  (Right edge broken off - 8.2 x 32 cm.)

g. Rider on dog, etc. Four views: on dog, on goat, on rabbit, on rooster.  (Broken into two pieces with one corner angled).

h. Riders on horseback. Man and two women.  (Broken into two pieces with Rider 3 missing or cut-out from group).

5. Sidewheelers and other ships.  (7.2 x 30 cm., in wooden frame holder 8.2 x 33 cm.)

Two scenes, one with buildings in the distance; the other with ship at dock.

6. Skaters.  (7.2 x 30.5 cm., broken into three pieces)

Eight skaters, boy on sled, and dog. No edging.

Printed on glass (rotary slides), n.d.

Eight scenes each slide, wording in English, French and German. Sandwiched in glass with tin rims. 15 cm. in diameter.

1. The Apple Thief  

2. John Gilpin   (one side of glass sandwich missing and loose rim).

3. Natural history  (one side of glass sandwich broken).

Child's school slate.