Composition Book with Mathematical Exercises and Calligraphy Made at the Sail and Forge Academy
Composition book, filled from front to back with mathematical exercises, neatly arranged in decorative compositions and embellished further with calligraphy. Also included are a draft of the invitation to the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Boulter and the obituary for John Boulter.
Artwork Details
- Title: Composition Book with Mathematical Exercises and Calligraphy Made at the Sail and Forge Academy
- Artist: John Boulter (British, Somersetshire 1826–1906 Hagersville, Ontario)
- Date: 1840
- Medium: Pen and black, brown and red ink
- Dimensions: 10 1/16 × 8 1/16 × 11/16 in. (25.5 × 20.5 × 1.8 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Margaret Beam Weil, in memory of Vernon Boulter Beam, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.749
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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