Artist Sketchbook

Archive

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Front Cover: Black leather bound book with "SKETCHBOOK" embossed in gold.

Front Cover

Black leather bound book with "SKETCHBOOK" embossed in gold.

Name/Title

Artist Sketchbook

Scope and Content

Black leather bound sketch pad with artist paper. There are 23 pages total, with a combination pencil/graphite drawings, ink drawings, and watercolor. There is a loop of soft black leather attached to the back cover of the sketchbook that would have originally held a writing implement.

Context

Used by Gertrude F. Penfield in 1887, and documenting her travels in southern California prior to her marriage to F.A. Seiberling when she was 21 years old.

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Bailey Yoder

Category

Art Materials, Scrapbook

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

SHH-Original

Archive Details

Creator

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 17, 1887 - Apr 12, 1887

Archive Size/Extent

Large leather bound book consists of 23 pages

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 3, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 6, 2026