Sketchbook late 19th century; Mary Nimmo Moran Sketchbook
Creator(s):
Mary Nimmo Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
late 19th century
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Landscape
Covers: 1.492- 0.1500
The front and back covers are composed of millboard, lined on the exterior with pebbled-texture, brown imitation leather. The interior of the millboards are lined with cream, smooth machine-made paper. Text block is composed mainly of wove, cream, paper with watermark “Tolle Freres”. Various paper compose the last few pages of the notebook as blotter type support in several colors (brown and green).
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "drawer 69, Mary N. Moran Sketches" on front cover in upper left on recto; Inscribed in print in ink, "W. SCHAUS, 749 Broadway, N.Y." on front cover in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "cmp" on front cover in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Jesus 40" on front cover in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Mrs. Mary N. Moran's Sketch Book" on front cover in upper center on verso
