Sketchbook
- Object Name:
- Sketchbook
- Object ID:
- 1946.018.41
- Creator:
- Burgum, John (1826-1907) -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1862-1899
- Description:
- Sketchbook by John Burgum (1826-1907). Pencil sketches. Hardbound black covers. 29 pages but only 20 pages have drawings on them. Sketches include figures on beaches, sea views (Straws Point, Sanda Lighthouse, Fort Matilda River Clyde, etc.), scenery, and studies of a baby and a woman's face. Also a drawing of a meat cutting machine, inscribed "Designed Aug 4th, 1864 Blade 10 in. 3/4 hole Collar about 2 in."
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.65 W-10.15 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is grandson of John Burgum (1826-1907) and Emma Gannell (1826-1923), the adopted daughter of Countess Rumford. Donor's father was Edwin Gannell Burgum (1858-1948).
- Credit Line:
- The Edwin G. Burgum Collection
- People:
- Burgum, John (1826-1907)
- Subjects:
- Beaches, Sketchbooks, Meat cutting, Seascape drawings
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