Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist
Title
Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist
Object name
Drawing kit
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 14 x 19 cm )
Description
"Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist" stencil kit with 37 stencils, an instruction booklet and 12 tracings in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a little boy wearing a fez in an "Islamic-style" room painting a snow scene; box cover inscribed, "DRAWING/ STENCILS/ FOR OUR/ Little ARTIST./ No. 2"
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.403
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "DRAWING/ STENCILS/ FOR OUR/ Little ARTIST./ No. 2"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
