Sketchbook
- Object Name:
- Sketchbook
- Object ID:
- 1993.008.122
- Creator:
- Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894) -- Artist
- Date:
- 1880-1881
- Description:
- Sketchbook of John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894). Thick, dark brown leather cover. Paper label on front with ink inscription: "John B. Bachelder / sketch book." Metal clasp. Ink inscription on first page: "Sketches by John B. Bachelder / Especially of his home at / Hyde Park Mass Where I was / married in 1891 June 17. / Alice Steven Carleton / and Dr. Charles Greenleaf Carleton." Contains several pencil sketches, including steamship "Canonicus," muster certificate for 1st NH Regiment, an American flag, and colored floor plans for his house, probably done in 1880-81. Includes several pages of notes regarding house, plantings, costs, etc.
- Material:
- Paper
Leather
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-3.75 W-5.875 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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