Sketchbook
Catherine Vaughan
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1885 - 1886
Materials
Card, paper, textile and leather (?)
Measurements
215 x 262 mm
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939884
Summary
One of two sketchbooks with dark blue leather-effect (?) covers, black spines and black elasticated bands, each containing brightly-coloured watercolours of places and landscapes by Catherine Vaughn. This sketchbook bears a handwritten ink inscription on the interior of each of the front and back covers, respectively: Mrs Vaughan / Llandaff / 1885; Catherine Vaughan / Deanery / Llandaff / Jan 28 1886. Includes watercolours entitled 'Madeira', 'African bird' and '... House, Orotava, Teneriffe'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
Mrs Vaughan / Llandaff / 1885; Catherine Vaughan / Deanery / Llandaff / Jan 28 1886 (handwritten in ink on inside front and back covers respectively)
Makers and roles
Catherine Vaughan, artist