Sketchbook
- Object Name:
- Sketchbook
- Object ID:
- 1946.018.40
- Creator:
- Burgum, John (1826-1907) -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1862-1899
- Description:
- Sketchbook by John Burgum (1826-1907). Pencil and ink. Green, blue, and yellow marbleized cover. Eight pages in total. Sketches include studies of portraits, classical figures, hands, and fortress/castle architecture. Ornate ink pages includes phrases "LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH praise the LORD" and "J.BURGUM CAMP HILL SCHOOL".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8 W-6.5 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:
- Sketchbooks, Calligraphy, Hands, Swans, Ships, Water carriers
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