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Hand-colored floral textile design with pink, red and blue flowers and green leaves in a corner border on pale paper.

Floral design for printed textile

Jean DuBois, 1800

Pencil sketch of Bar Harbor with sailboats on calm water, a wooded shoreline, rowboats, and a small framed sailboat inset.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Graphite and white chalk study of two hands gripping tubular objects, drawn on grey paper.

studies of two hands holding flutes (?)

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Watercolor of a formal salon with blue walls, gilt mirror, red upholstered furniture, and Corinthian columns.

Salon Interior

A. Redkovsky, 1850

Three Studies of Man in a Habit

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Design drawing of a trellised ceiling opening to a cloudy sky, with climbing roses, drapery and a floral urn.

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil sketch of a tall stone castle tower behind a stone wall and bare trees, with small figures on a path.

Nuremberg Castle, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Watercolor of a dark silhouetted town with church spires under an orange sunset, with tidal flats and pilings in the foregrou

Sunset, Nantucket

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea cliff and islet on the left, and a steep rock face with stone buildings on the right.

Study of seascape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a fishing village with rooftops, chimneys, and small sailboats on water in the distance.

Fishing Village

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Floral garland design of orange and yellow roses, white blossoms and green leaves on a squared grid, with printed credits.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Nathaniel Currier, 1850

Watercolor study of an arched stone doorway partly covered by ivy, with strong cast shadows on tan paper.

Study of doorway

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet showing a stone frog on a pedestal, a farmhouse with chimneys, a sleeping cat, and ornamental scrollwork.

Sketch of Stone Frog and Farm House

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky in a square coffered frame, flanked by lattice lunettes.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, for condervatory/music room or perhaps dining room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil drawing of sailing ships moored at a busy wooden pier with cranes, workers and birds in the sky.

Shipyard and Pier

James Henry Moser, 1870

Pencil sketch of old walls and tiled-roof buildings in Toledo above a sloping dirt path.

Walls in Toledo

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church with towers and gables above houses and trees on a hillside.

Church, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Red chalk study on squared grid showing nude figures, standing children with poles, and a seated woman, framed horizontally.

The Common Law, Study for Left Panel of "The Reign of Law," Frieze for Appellate Court, New York

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pencil drawing of a shadowed stone archway with carved moldings and columns over a paved courtyard.

Low Hall

Arnold William Brunner, 1870

Gridded pattern sheet with a horizontal spray of pink, white and red roses and green leaves, numbered 908.

Design for Berlin Wool Work

Carl F. W. Wicht, 1850

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of a nude male back, two heads, and an outstretched arm.

Figure Studies

Carlo Bononi, 1600

Watercolor of Durham Cathedral's tall tower and spires rising above trees and rooftops under a cloudy sky.

View of Durham Cathedral

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil and white chalk study of a reclining nude woman with one arm raised, on tan paper.

Study of Reclining Nude Figure

Louis Schaettle, 1900

Small landscape study: rocky outcrop with green shrubs on left, blue receding mountains and hazy sky on right.

Study of landscape, Drachenfels, Germany

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of architectural column details, labeled moulding profiles, and a water pitcher with handwritten note.

Architectural Details

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two hounds playing within a decorative framed border, with wavy bands above and below.

Two Hounds at Play

William Hunt Diederich, 1920

Watercolor design of a central domed pavilion with blue and gold ornament, flanked by two smaller pavilions before distant mo

Designs for Pavilions

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pencil sketch of a steep cliff above a harbor with masted boats on calm water and hills fading into haze.

Last View of Quebec

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a child working at a table in a woodland clearing beside a basket and trees.

Woodland Camp

James Henry Moser, 1880