Item List of Drawings

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

OS Box Folder
[none] Item # Thumbnail

OS2005.3.1 Loose
items 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

cow002 2. Virginia’s record cabinet
4 x 27 1/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Imbrications, acanthus, and flower.

cow003 3. Baroque hearth brush detail
7 7/8 x 6 5/16; black and red pencils on paper.
Bristle end only.

cow003a,b
cow003.1 Carving on front corner of chest. Poppy seed and leaves. [?]
6 x 13 ;

cow004 4. Leaves and berries
3 x 7; pencil on tan heavy paper.

cow005 5. Baroque half pattern
12 x 5 3/4 very irregular; pencil on tracing paper.

cow006 6. “Poppie” roundel
7 3/8 round; pencil on green laid tracing paper.

cow007 7. Dogwood and galax
9 1/4 x 10 7/8; pencil on tracing paper.

cow008 8. Grapes and vine leaves
10 3/16 x 6 3/4; pencil on tracing paper.

cow009 9. Stiff leaf design
17 1/4 x 5 15/16; pencil on paper.
“Adapted from Poppie / Paston Ch. Norfolk”

cow010 10. Oak leaves and acorns
11 x 3 7/8; black and red pencil on tracing paper.

cow011 11. Unknown item. Acanthus leaves and flower.
7 1/2 x 6 ; pencil with red pencil on buff paper.

cow012 12. Wise owl postage stamp boxes
4 1/2 x 11 5/16; pencil on paper.
Front and side views.

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].”

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”

cow015 15. “Church Collection Plate”
15 x 13 5/8; red and black pencil on paper.

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.

cow017 17. Gothic bench hand-hole
9 circle; black and blue pencil.
“Gothic Bench.”

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.”

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”

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.

cow021 21. “Letter Box Lid”
12 3/4 x 7 7/8; pencil on paper

cow022 22. Letter box sides
13 x 8; black and faint orange pencils on paper.
Goes with next item.

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”

cow024 24. Paper knives
14 3/8 x 7 1/2; pencil on paper.
Horse with bridle, dog.

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.

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.

cow027 27. James Rogers
18 x 10 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
Passion flower tray.

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.

cow029 29. Baroque hearth brush ii
10 15/16 x 15 7/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper.

cow030 30. Baroque hearth brush i, 13 5/8 x 14 3/4; pencil on brown kraft paper.

cow031

cow032 32. Thistle hearth brush
8 5/8 x 18 3/8; black and red pencils on paper.

cow033 33. Basket-weave footstool
10 5/8 x 8; black and red pencils on paper.

cow034 34. Bird on branch
4 11/16 x 63/4; pencil on paper

cow035 35. Partial chair [may be Chippendale chair]
8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft paper.
Dimensioned drawing.

cow036 36. Base-molded chest
9 x 12; ink on paper.
Identical in style and medium to Sideboard table

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?]

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.”

cow039 39. Tudor fireplace
12 x 10 3/8 irregular; pencil on tracing paper.
“Linnen Folds/For Church.”

cow040 40. Dogs
8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft.
Stock matches Gothic bench.

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. 42.

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?

cow043 43. Jewelry box lid
5 7/16 x 3 3/16; pencil on paper.
“J M W” / “Jewelry Box Lid” on reverse.

cow044 44. Jewelry box lid ii
8 x 4 irregular; pencil on tracing paper.
Similar to Jewelry Box Lid above. “MSS” or “SMS”

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”

cow046 46. Chippendale chair
4 x 5 3/4; pencil on paper.
“. . . for church in Chicago”

cow047 47. Record cabinet
4 1/2 x 29 1/8; pencil on paper.
“Record/Cabinet” on reverse.

cow048 48. “Ink Stand Design”
13 7/8 x 9 7/8; pencil on paper.
Elevation and oblique view; lots of inscription.

cow049 49. Sideboard table
9 x 12; ink on paper; pencil inscription.
“Drawn by Pauline/1938”

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.

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.”

cow052 52. Plate rim. 11 7/8 x 9 1/4; pencil on tracing paper.
Very faint

cow053 53. Iris book end
4 3/4 x 5; pencil on paper.

cow054 54. Dogwood book end
4 3/4 x 5; pencil on linen-finish paper.

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.

cow056 56. Thistle book end tracing
6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper.
Traced from previous.

cow057 57. Thistle book end
6 x 8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper.
“Book Ends” on reverse.

cow058 58. Tube rose book ends tracing
6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper.
Traced from previous item.

cow059 59. “Tube Rose Book End”
6 x 8; ink and pencil on heavy paper.
Inscribed "Book ends" (as above) on reverse.

cow060 60. Design for mantel. 4" x 19" irregular ; pencil on tracing paper.
“Design of Mantle Piece”

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]

cow062 62. Rev. Samuel Hart plaque
27 x 22 3/4; pencil on tracing paper.
“Inscription” side

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.”

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

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.”

cow066 66. President Wilson guest book 16 5/8 x 12; black and red pencils on heavy paper. “The Branches” dogwood, galax, English ivy

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]

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.

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”

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.

cow071 71. “Poppie” book end
6 1/8 x 8 1/8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper Signed “E. P. V. 24”

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 . . .”

cow073 73. Mary plaque, reverse
brown letterpress on cream paper; Mimosa Inn writing paper.
“O Mary Conceived Without Sin . . .” on other side.

cow074
cow074a

cow074b

cow074c

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”

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
OS Box	Folder [none]	Item #		Thumbnail
OS2005.3.1	Loose items	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
		cow002	2. Virginia’s record cabinet 4 x 27 1/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper. Imbrications, acanthus, and flower.
		cow003	3. Baroque hearth brush detail 7 7/8 x 6 5/16; black and red pencils on paper. Bristle end only.
		cow003a,b cow003.1	Carving on front corner of chest. Poppy seed and leaves. [?] 6 x 13 ;
		cow004	4. Leaves and berries 3 x 7; pencil on tan heavy paper.
		cow005	5. Baroque half pattern 12 x 5 3/4 very irregular; pencil on tracing paper.
		cow006	6. “Poppie” roundel 7 3/8 round; pencil on green laid tracing paper.
		cow007	7. Dogwood and galax 9 1/4 x 10 7/8; pencil on tracing paper.
		cow008	8. Grapes and vine leaves 10 3/16 x 6 3/4; pencil on tracing paper.
		cow009	9. Stiff leaf design 17 1/4 x 5 15/16; pencil on paper. “Adapted from Poppie / Paston Ch. Norfolk”
		cow010	10. Oak leaves and acorns 11 x 3 7/8; black and red pencil on tracing paper.
		cow011	11. Unknown item. Acanthus leaves and flower. 7 1/2 x 6 ; pencil with red pencil on buff paper.
		cow012	12. Wise owl postage stamp boxes 4 1/2 x 11 5/16; pencil on paper. Front and side views.
		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].”
		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”
		cow015	15. “Church Collection Plate” 15 x 13 5/8; red and black pencil on paper.
		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.
		cow017	17. Gothic bench hand-hole 9 circle; black and blue pencil. “Gothic Bench.”
		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.”
		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”
		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.
		cow021	21. “Letter Box Lid” 12 3/4 x 7 7/8; pencil on paper
		cow022	22. Letter box sides 13 x 8; black and faint orange pencils on paper. Goes with next item.
		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”
		cow024	24. Paper knives 14 3/8 x 7 1/2; pencil on paper. Horse with bridle, dog.
		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.
		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.
		cow027	27. James Rogers 18 x 10 1/2; black and red pencils on heavy paper. Passion flower tray.
		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.
		cow029	29. Baroque hearth brush ii 10 15/16 x 15 7/8; black and red pencils on heavy paper.
		cow030	30. Baroque hearth brush i, 13 5/8 x 14 3/4; pencil on brown kraft paper.
		cow031
		cow032	32. Thistle hearth brush 8 5/8 x 18 3/8; black and red pencils on paper.
		cow033	33. Basket-weave footstool 10 5/8 x 8; black and red pencils on paper.
		cow034	34. Bird on branch 4 11/16 x 63/4; pencil on paper
		cow035	35. Partial chair [may be Chippendale chair] 8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft paper. Dimensioned drawing.
		cow036	36. Base-molded chest 9 x 12; ink on paper. Identical in style and medium to Sideboard table
		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?]
		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.”
		cow039	39. Tudor fireplace 12 x 10 3/8 irregular; pencil on tracing paper. “Linnen Folds/For Church.”
		cow040	40. Dogs 8 1/2 x 11; pencil on heavy glazed kraft. Stock matches Gothic bench.
		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. 42.
		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?
		cow043	43. Jewelry box lid 5 7/16 x 3 3/16; pencil on paper. “J M W” / “Jewelry Box Lid” on reverse.
		cow044	44. Jewelry box lid ii 8 x 4 irregular; pencil on tracing paper. Similar to Jewelry Box Lid above. “MSS” or “SMS”
		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”
		cow046	46. Chippendale chair 4 x 5 3/4; pencil on paper. “. . . for church in Chicago”
		cow047	47. Record cabinet 4 1/2 x 29 1/8; pencil on paper. “Record/Cabinet” on reverse.
		cow048	48. “Ink Stand Design” 13 7/8 x 9 7/8; pencil on paper. Elevation and oblique view; lots of inscription.
		cow049	49. Sideboard table 9 x 12; ink on paper; pencil inscription. “Drawn by Pauline/1938”
		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.
		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.”
		cow052	52. Plate rim. 11 7/8 x 9 1/4; pencil on tracing paper. Very faint
		cow053	53. Iris book end 4 3/4 x 5; pencil on paper.
		cow054	54. Dogwood book end 4 3/4 x 5; pencil on linen-finish paper.
		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.
		cow056	56. Thistle book end tracing 6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper. Traced from previous.
		cow057	57. Thistle book end 6 x 8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper. “Book Ends” on reverse.
		cow058	58. Tube rose book ends tracing 6 x 8; pencil on brown tracing paper. Traced from previous item.
		cow059	59. “Tube Rose Book End” 6 x 8; ink and pencil on heavy paper. Inscribed "Book ends" (as above) on reverse.
		cow060	60. Design for mantel. 4" x 19" irregular ; pencil on tracing paper. “Design of Mantle Piece”
		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]
		cow062	62. Rev. Samuel Hart plaque 27 x 22 3/4; pencil on tracing paper. “Inscription” side
		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.”
		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
		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.”
		cow066	66. President Wilson guest book 16 5/8 x 12; black and red pencils on heavy paper. “The Branches” dogwood, galax, English ivy
		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]
		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.
		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”
		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.
		cow071	71. “Poppie” book end 6 1/8 x 8 1/8; black and blue pencils on heavy paper Signed “E. P. V. 24”
		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 . . .”
		cow073	73. Mary plaque, reverse brown letterpress on cream paper; Mimosa Inn writing paper. “O Mary Conceived Without Sin . . .” on other side.
		cow074 cow074a cow074b cow074c	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”