A Charleston Sketchbook, 1796-1806

Publication

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0158

Description

Donated to Charleston County Public Library FOL. Forty watercolor drawings of early Charleston and the surrounding country, including plantations and parish churches, by Charles Fraser are reproduced here in full color from Fraser's personal Sketchbook covering the period 1796-1806, begun when Fraser was 14. Missing several plates.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2005.003.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2005)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Charleston (S.C.)--Pictorial works, Fine Arts Painting Watercolor painting

Location

Shelf

Books

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Full title: A Charleston Sketchbook, 1796-1806: Forty Watercolor Drawings of Early Charleston and the Surrounding Country, Including Plantations and Parish Churches. With an introduction and notes by Alice R. Huger Smith. This copy is missing (sliced out of the book) Plates 1-3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 22, 24. Plate 17 had been sliced out but is taped in. Status: Shelf

Created By

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Create Date

July 12, 2005

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

December 20, 2018