Item List of
Drawings I - 001-074 |
The majority of
the drawings in
this item list are those executed by Eleanor Vance and provided to
Pauline Miller Cowan for her execution. The list also contains drawings
by Pauline Miller
Cowan for various projects, both commercial and personal.
Note: The following brief checklist [ no. 1-88]
includes a sampling of some of the drawings in the Pauline Miller Cowan
Collection that were on loan to Condar Press,
Columbus, N.C., October 2004. The checklist, prepared by Richard Parsons
may be matched to the original which contains a corresponding number in
pencil.. A complete Checklist will be prepared when the collection is
fully analyzed .
The Brief Checklist contains the following information:
- Number and name assigned by cataloger ; quotes indicate inscription on item.
- Horizontal x vertical dimension in inches
- Medium and substrate
- Comments
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cow001 |
1. “Hoover Guest Book”
16 1/2 x 15 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Dogwood, long leaf pine, pinecones, and galax |
![cow001.jpg (1501565 bytes)](cow001_small.jpg) |
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cow002 |
2. Virginia’s record cabinet
4 x 27 1/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Imbrications, acanthus, and flower. |
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cow003 |
3. Baroque hearth brush detail
7 7/8 x 6 5/16; black and red pencils on paper.
Bristle end only. |
![cow003.jpg (2441090 bytes)](cow003_small.jpg) |
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cow003.1 |
Carving on front corner of chest. Poppy seed and leaves.
[?]
6 x 13 ; |
![cow003a.jpg (2544473 bytes)](cow003a_small.jpg) |
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cow004 |
4. Leaves and berries
3 x 7; pencil on tan heavy paper. |
![cow004.jpg (3145574 bytes)](cow004_small.jpg) |
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cow005 |
5. Baroque half pattern
12 x 5 3/4 very irregular; pencil on tracing paper. |
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cow006 |
6. “Poppie” roundel
7 3/8 round; pencil on green laid tracing paper. |
![cow006.jpg (1043088 bytes)](cow006_small.jpg) |
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cow007 |
7. Dogwood and galax
9 1/4 x 10 7/8; pencil on tracing paper. |
![cow007.jpg (1387668 bytes)](cow007_small.jpg) |
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cow008 |
8. Grapes and vine leaves
10 3/16 x 6 3/4; pencil on tracing paper. |
![cow008.jpg (1366084 bytes)](cow008_small.jpg) |
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cow009 |
9. Stiff leaf design
17 1/4 x 5 15/16; pencil on paper.
“Adapted from Poppie / Paston Ch. Norfolk” |
![cow009a.jpg (2310531 bytes)](cow009a_small.jpg)
![cow009b.jpg (2164196 bytes)](cow009b_small.jpg) |
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cow010 |
10. Oak leaves and acorns
11 x 3 7/8; black and red pencil on tracing paper. |
![cow010a.jpg (3429135 bytes)](cow010a_small.jpg) |
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cow011 |
11. Unknown item. Acanthus leaves and flower.
7 1/2 x 6 ; pencil with red pencil on buff paper. |
![cow011.jpg (879689 bytes)](cow011_small.jpg) |
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cow012 |
12. Wise owl postage stamp boxes
4 1/2 x 11 5/16; pencil on paper.
Front and side views. |
![cow012b.jpg (358713 bytes)](cow012b_small.jpg) |
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cow013 |
13. Rectangular design
15 x 13 1/4; black and red pencil black and red pencil on re-used brown kraft
bag.
“top / H.M. / Grain runs this way [arrow].” |
![cow013.jpg (939227 bytes)](cow013_small.jpg) |
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cow014 |
14. Square design
13 1/2 x 14 3/8; black and red pencil on re-used brown kraft bag.
“3/8 inch molding on each side / blue” |
![cow014.jpg (898261 bytes)](cow014_small.jpg) |
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cow015 |
15. “Church Collection Plate”
15 x 13 5/8; red and black pencil on paper. |
![cow015.jpg (873968 bytes)](cow015_small.jpg) |
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cow016 |
16. “Design for Gothic Bench”
12 1/4 x 14 3/16 irregular; red and black pencils on re-used brown kraft paper.
Partial design for handhole; not as complete as previous. |
![cow016.jpg (1004445 bytes)](cow016_small.jpg) |
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cow017 |
17. Gothic bench hand-hole
9 circle; black and blue pencil.
“Gothic Bench.” |
![cow016.JPG (2978145 bytes)](cow016_small.JPG) |
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cow018 |
18. Vercelli borders
11 5/8 x 16 1/2; black ink over pencil.
“Various Borders from the Church of St. Andrea at Vercelli. Beginning of
13 century. 1904.” |
![cow018x.JPG (2517778 bytes)](cow018x_small.JPG) |
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cow019 |
19. Leafy roundel
9 3/16 circle; carbon paper transfer, black and red pencil, red ink.
signature in red ink: “James Rogers inv et del. Oxford;” in pencil:
“1·8·05” |
![cow019.jpg (979170 bytes)](cow019_small.jpg) |
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cow020 |
20. Letter box on Roycroft
12 1/2 x 9 1/4; Pencil on paper.
Paper is watermarked “roycroft made in it. . .” with Roycroft mark. |
![cow020.jpg (845768 bytes)](cow020_small.jpg) |
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cow021 |
21. “Letter Box Lid”
12 3/4 x 7 7/8; pencil on paper |
![cow021.jpg (580945 bytes)](cow021_small.jpg) |
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cow022 |
22. Letter box sides
13 x 8; black and faint orange pencils on paper.
Goes with next item. |
![cow022.jpg (566998 bytes)](cow022_small.jpg) |
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cow023 |
23. “Top of Letter Box”
12 5/8 x 9 11/16; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Goes with previous item. “GMT” center part is like monogrammed jewelry
boxes. Signed “E. P. Vance” |
![cow023.JPG (3000634 bytes)](cow023_small.JPG) |
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cow024 |
24. Paper knives
14 3/8 x 7 1/2; pencil on paper.
Horse with bridle, dog. |
![cow0013.jpg (939227 bytes)](cow0013_small.jpg) |
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cow025 |
25. James Rogers half tray
10 15/16 x 10 15/16; carbon paper transfer onto paper with inscriptions in
both pencil and ink.
“James Rogers inv. et del. 57 High Street Oxford 12-x-10.” Arabesque
dragon, vines and flowers. |
![cow025.jpg (1086088 bytes)](cow025_small.jpg) |
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cow026 |
26. E. Lipe
17 3/4 x 10 7/8; pencil overdrawn in ink on tracing paper.
“E Lipe. 06.” Similar to James Rogers i and ii. |
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cow027 |
27. James Rogers
18 x 10 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Passion flower tray. |
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cow028 |
28. James Rogers ii
20 3/4 x 13 3/4; black pencil on brown tracing paper.
Traced from James Rogers ; is very brittle. |
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cow029 |
29. Baroque hearth brush ii
10 15/16 x 15 7/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper. |
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cow030 |
30. Baroque hearth brush i,
13 5/8 x 14 3/4; pencil on brown kraft paper. |
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cow032 |
32. Thistle hearth brush
8 5/8 x 18 3/8; black and red pencils on paper. |
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cow033 |
33. Basket-weave footstool
10 5/8 x 8; black and red pencils on paper. |
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cow034 |
34. Bird on branch
4 11/16 x 63/4; pencil on paper |
![cow034b.jpg (751344 bytes)](cow034b_small.jpg) |
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cow035 |
35. Partial chair [may be Chippendale chair]
8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft paper.
Dimensioned drawing. |
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cow036 |
36. Base-molded chest
9 x 12; ink on paper.
Identical in style and medium to Sideboard table |
![DSCN1380.JPG (2905953 bytes)](DSCN1380_small.JPG) |
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cow037 |
37. Henry vii
5 7/8 x 14 1/2; black and red pencils on paper.
“Adapted from Work — Henry vii Ch l, Westminster.”
[?James Rogers’s hand? Charlotte Yale?] |
![cow037.jpg (524094 bytes)](cow037_small.jpg) |
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cow038 |
38. York Minster
6 x 14 1/2; black, blue, and red pencils on heavy paper.
“Adapted from Work - York Minster/Eleanor Vance/Biltmore/March 07.” |
![cow038.jpg (221060 bytes)](cow038_small.jpg) |
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cow039 |
39. Tudor fireplace
12 x 10 3/8 irregular; pencil on tracing paper.
“Linnen Folds/For Church.” |
![cow039.jpg (137390 bytes)](cow039_small.jpg)
![cow039a.jpg (98611 bytes)](cow039a_small.jpg) |
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cow040 |
40. Dogs
8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft.
Stock matches Gothic bench. |
![cow040b.jpg (1103671 bytes)](cow040b_small.jpg) |
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cow041 |
41. Basketweave fret
11 3/4 x 4 1/2; black and red pencils on re-used brown kraft.
“Chest & mantle” “1 moulding. Grain runs this way [arrow].” See also No.
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![cow041.jpg (395976 bytes)](cow041_small.jpg) |
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cow042 |
42. “Part of Mantle Piece” Center fret for mantel
7 3/4 x 4 1/2; black and red pencils on tracing paper.
A center plaque to join to symmetrical left and right frets? |
![cow042.jpg (694140 bytes)](cow042_small.jpg) |
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cow043 |
43. Jewelry box lid
5 7/16 x 3 3/16; pencil on paper.
“J M W” / “Jewelry Box Lid” on reverse. |
![cow043.jpg (831408 bytes)](cow043_small.jpg) |
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cow044 |
44. Jewelry box lid ii
8 x 4 irregular; pencil on tracing paper.
Similar to Jewelry Box Lid above. “MSS” or “SMS” |
![cow044.jpg (547737 bytes)](cow044_small.jpg) |
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cow045 |
45. Book case for Pauline
10 x 21 5/8; black and red pencils on re-used brown kraft.
“Bench Top” / “Book Case for Pauline” |
![cow045.jpg (774897 bytes)](cow045_small.jpg) |
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cow046 |
46. Chippendale chair
4 x 5 3/4; pencil on paper.
“. . . for church in Chicago” |
![cow046.jpg (1674707 bytes)](cow046_small.jpg) |
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cow047 |
47. Record cabinet
4 1/2 x 29 1/8; pencil on paper.
“Record/Cabinet” on reverse. |
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cow048 |
48. “Ink Stand Design”
13 7/8 x 9 7/8; pencil on paper.
Elevation and oblique view; lots of inscription. |
![cow048.jpg (513652 bytes)](cow048_small.jpg) |
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cow049 |
49. Sideboard table
9 x 12; ink on paper; pencil inscription.
“Drawn by Pauline/1938” |
![cow049.jpg (1733625 bytes)](cow049_small.jpg) |
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cow050 |
50. Gothic bench ii [not in Brunk]
9 x 18 1/4; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Inscribed “Gothic Bench” but quite baroque in style. |
![cow050b.jpg (705219 bytes)](cow050b_small.jpg) |
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cow051 |
51. Gothic bench [illus. Brunk, p.260]
8 1/2 x 11; black and red pencils on glazed kraft cover.
“33 hrs on one bench.” |
![cow051.jpg (669453 bytes)](cow051_small.jpg) |
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cow052 |
52. Plate rim.
11 7/8 x 9 1/4; pencil on tracing paper.
Very faint |
![cow052.jpg (777520 bytes)](cow052_small.jpg) |
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cow053 |
53. Iris book end
4 3/4 x 5; pencil on paper. |
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cow054 |
54. Dogwood book end
4 3/4 x 5; pencil on linen-finish paper. |
![cow054.jpg (1329649 bytes)](cow054_small.jpg) |
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cow055 |
55. St. Francis book end
5 3/8 x 8; black and blue pencil on heavy paper.
“Book Ends” on front. St. Francis feeding the wolf. |
![cow055.jpg (682240 bytes)](cow055_small.jpg) |
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cow056 |
56. Thistle book end tracing
6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper.
Traced from previous. |
![cow056.jpg (778599 bytes)](cow056_small.jpg) |
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cow057 |
57. Thistle book end
6 x 8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper.
“Book Ends” on reverse. |
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cow058 |
58. Tube rose book ends tracing
6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper.
Traced from previous item. |
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cow059 |
59. “Tube Rose Book End”
6 x 8; ink and pencil on heavy paper.
Inscribed "Book ends" (as above) on reverse. |
![cow059.jpg (766844 bytes)](cow059_small.jpg) |
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cow060 |
60. Design for mantel.
4" x 19" irregular ; pencil on tracing paper.
“Design of Mantle Piece” |
![DSCN1371.JPG (2699706 bytes)](DSCN1371_small1.JPG) |
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cow061a
cow061b |
61. Nut bowl, detail
14 1/8 x 9 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
“Nut Bowl” vine and grapes [View with close detail] |
![DSCN1325.jpg (161253 bytes)](DSCN1325_small.jpg)
![DSCN1327.jpg (151670 bytes)](DSCN1327_small.jpg) |
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cow062 |
62. Rev. Samuel Hart plaque
27 x 22 3/4; pencil on tracing paper.
“Inscription” side |
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cow063 |
63. Bellows, thistle
7 1/2 x 11 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Acanthus and thistle handle. Signed “Vance 11.07.” |
![cow063.jpg (2580859 bytes)](cow063_small.jpg) |
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cow064 |
64. Bellows, acanthus
9 3/16 x 14 5/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Acanthus. Signed "E. P. V. Oct 22nd 1937 |
![DSCN1497.jpg (119210 bytes)](DSCN1497_small.jpg) |
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cow065 |
65. Bellows, roundel
10 1/4 x 16; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Acanthus, center roundel with leaves and berries. Signed “E. P. V. Nov.
6, 1937.” |
![DSCN1333.jpg (105402 bytes)](DSCN1333_small.jpg) |
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cow066 |
66. President Wilson guest book 16 5/8 x 12; black and red pencils on
heavy paper.
“The Branches” dogwood, galax, English ivy |
![cow066.jpg (762510 bytes)](cow066_small.jpg) |
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cow067 |
67. “Two Gothic Panels”
31 x 33 3/4; black and red pencils on heavy tracing paper.
One panel vine and grapes; the other [unknown] |
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cow068 |
68. Bellows hand card
4 3/8 x 6 3/16; letterpress printing and red pencil on paper.
Price marked up from $10.00 to $21.75 in red pencil. |
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cow069 |
69. Blonde girl candlestick
7 x 12, irregular; black ink, watercolors, white paint and pencil on heavy paper
“Wants an American Type. Cheaper Painting/Increase diameter to 23/8” |
![DSCN1321.jpg (95073 bytes)](DSCN1321_small.jpg) |
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cow070 |
70. Hispanic Figural Candlesticks
6 5/8 x 8 5/16, irregular – torn at top; black ink, watercolors, white paint and
blue pencil on heavy paper
“17 & 18” in blue pencil. |
![DSCN1320.jpg (102485 bytes)](DSCN1320_small.jpg) |
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cow071 |
71. “Poppie” book end
6 1/8 x 8 1/8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper Signed “E. P. V. 24” |
![cow071.jpg (791801 bytes)](cow071_small.jpg) |
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cow072 |
72. Mary plaque, obverse
7 1/4 x 10 1/2; black pencil and ink on cream paper; on back of Mimosa Inn writing
paper.
“O Mary Conceived Without Sin . . .” |
![cow073a.jpg (600161 bytes)](cow073a_small.jpg) |
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cow073 |
73. Mary plaque, reverse
brown letterpress on cream paper; Mimosa Inn writing paper.
“O Mary Conceived Without Sin . . .” on other side. |
![cow073b.jpg (551382 bytes)](cow073b_small.jpg) |
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cow074c |
![cow074a.jpg (145587 bytes)](cow074a_small.jpg) 74. Oak border
4 7/8 x 18 1/8 irregular; torn on ends; black and blue pencils on heavy paper.
Oak leaves and acorns. Signed “E. P. Vance 19cow00” |
![cow074b.jpg (226861 bytes)](cow074b_small.jpg)
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