Drawings

DateLate 1800s

Terms

Drawings
Paper

Dimensions58.5 × 42.8 cm (23 1/16 × 16 7/8 in.)

Object numberPI1199M

DescriptionLarge folded drawing, graphite. Front has image of a monument or gravestone, with various botanical shapes above. On inside is a drawing of the same monument with shading, and the same scene with the addition of grass and vegetation. On the back is another drawing in graphite of a fruit basket with berries, pears, and round fruits. Part of a collection of stencils. Large stencils (PI1199A - PI1199W); small stencils (PI1199X-Z and PI1199AA-WA); drawings (PI1199GA, PI1199.1A.29 - PI1199.1A.32, PI1199.1A.35, PI1199.1A.42-.43, and PI1199.1A.45-.47). The items are undated, but assumed late 19th century by the paper and handwriting. Majority of the stencils appear to have been used many times with various colors of reds, greens, yelows, and browns painted around stencil openings.