Sketchbook

Object Name:

Sketchbook

Object ID:

2007.043

Creator:

Wallace, Ellerslie, Jr. (1849-1907); Hill, Edward (1843-1923)

Place of Origin:

North Woodstock, NH

Date:

1873-1881

Description:

Sketchbook, White Mountains, by Ellerslie Wallace Jr., 1873-1881. Also signed by Edward Hill, 1873. Small brown cloth-bound book with brown leather on spine. 75 pages. Horizontal rectangle. Brown leather pencil holder attached to top edge of back cover. Contains pencil sketches of scenes in the White Mountains. Contents as follows, by page number. Horizontal format unless otherwise noted.

1. Ink inscription, "Ellerslie Wallace Jr. / North Woodstock. / August 10th 1873."
2. Ink inscriptions, "Edw. Hill / Aug 10. 1873.", and, in a different hand, "A. M. Shaw. / 'Three Rivers' ".
3-4. Sketch of hills and ledge, inscribed in pencil below, "July 23d 1873 - Whitehorse Ledge Harts Ledge North Conway N.H. Humphreys Ledge."
5. Blank
6. Sketch of mountains (Moat Mountain?) and field, inscribed in pencil above, "N. Conway - July 26th 1873".
7-8. Blank
9. Sketch of hill and tree, inscribed in pencil below, "Newmarket [?] / June 8th / 87".
10. Sketch of the Flume Boulder, vertical format, inscribed in pencil below, "August 5th 1873 - Hanging Boulder / Flume - Franconia Notch."
11. Sketch of trees, vertical format.
12. Sketch of cow.
13-14. Blank
15-16. Sketch of Presidential Range, inscribed in pencil below, "July 1873 - Mt. Washington - from N. Conway."
17-18. Blank
19. Sketch of conifer trees, vertical format, inscribed in pencil below, "Spruce - Hemlock - Pine".
20. Sketch of waterfall, inscribed in pencil below, "Little Mt. Sept 9th 1876".
21. Blank
22. Sketch of Franconia Range with bridge in foreground, dated in pencil below, "Aug 1873", and inscribed "Mt. Lafayette" on central peak.
23. Blank
24. Sketch of Franconia Range with lake in foreground, vertical format.
25-26. Blank
27-28. Sketch of mountains with houses in foreground, inscribed in pencil below, "Carroll N.H. August 1st View from 'Twin Mountain' House
29. Blank
30. Sketch of tree, vertical format.
31-32. Blank
33. Blank
34. Sketch of boulder with tree on top, vertical format, inscribed in pencil above, "Little Mt. / Sept. 9th 1876."
35. Blank
36. Seascape with rocky shore; monogram in bottom right corner; acid stains.
37-38. Sketch of lake with rocky shore, inscribed in pencil below, "Profile Lake or 'Old Man's Mirror - Franconia Notch - August 1st 1873."
39. Blank
40. Sketch of conifer trees, vertical format.
41. Sketch of mountain and trees, vertical format, inscribed in pencil above, "Mote Mt. Wild Cat River / looking south - Oct. 23 - 1881."
42. Blank
43. Sketch of trees.
44. Blank
45. Sketch of field, fence, and trees, inscribed in pencil below, "1878 - Charton[?] Sept 2nd".
46. Very faint unfinished sketch.
47. Blank
48. Sketch of sailboat and church, inscribed in pencil above, "[?] July 1st 73 [?]".
49. Blank
50. Sketch of two chickens.
51-52. Blank
53. Blank
54. Sketch of boulder and shrubs.
55.-56. Blank
57. Blank
58. Small sketch of man on hay wagon.
59. Blank
60. Sketch of leafless tree, vertical format, inscribed in pencil below, "M.L. June 1875".
61. Sketch of flowers.
62. Blank
63-64. Blank except for loose dried flower in tissue.
65-66. Blank
67-68. Sketch of trees on ledge, vertical format.
69-70. Blank
71. Blank
72. Sketch of seated man fishing, vertical format, inscribed in pencil below, "E. J. Middleboro Mass."
73. Sketch of tree, vertical format.
74. Blank
75. Blank

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-3.75 W-5 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Wallace, Ellerslie, Jr. (1849-1907), Hill, Edward (1843-1923)

Subjects:

Franconia Notch, Mount Washington, Mount Lafayette, North Conway, NH, The Flume, Chickens, Fishing, Fishermen