Drawing
- Title:
- Frank Wilbur Severance Balance Sheet
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 2010.004.01
- Creator:
- Severance, Frank Wilbur
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampton, NH
- Date:
- 1874
- Description:
- Drawing, calligraphic. Sample balance sheet drawn as a calligraphy exercise by Frank Wilbur Severance of Franklin, NH, as a student at New Hampton Literary Institution, New Hampton, NH, 1874. Framed. Black and brown ink on heavy paper (Bristol board). Titled at top in calligraphic script, "Frank Wilbur Severance". Stylized drawing of of a feather (quill pen), lower left, signed in blue ink, "New Hampton, N.H. / Jan. 1874." Signed in brown ink on reverse, lower left, "Frank W. Severance / Franklin / NH". Impressed oval mark on front, top right, "REYNOLDS BRISTOLBOARD" with crown. Brown knot stains on reverse of paper. Wooden backboard (two pieces), signed "Severance" twice in pencil.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-14.5 W-18.2 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Severance, Frank Wilbur
- Subjects:
- Calligraphy, Feathers
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