Sketchbook
George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (London 1843 – Hindhead 1911)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1870
Materials
Sheepskin leather, pebble-grained bookcloth, couched laminate rope fibre board, thread, wove paper, pencil
Measurements
136 x 188 x 14 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288044.1
Summary
George James Howard sketchbook - Small rectangular sketchbook with board covers, ¼ bound in grained sheep leather and pebble-grained bookcloth over rope fibre boards. Sewn on two tape supports. Contains 32 pages of various studies including; young girl reading; children playing croquet and William Morris.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs Virginia Surtees through the Art Fund, 1970s.
Makers and roles
George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (London 1843 – Hindhead 1911), artist