Butler account books (80.2.7-8), undated

Item — Box: OS-2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Historical Society of American Decoration (HSEAD) Collection includes original stencils, ledgers, scrapbooks, and ephemera. The original stencils are by several prominent individuals, including Willian Page Eaton, George Lord, Joseph A. Gibson and Esther Stevens Brazer. Ledgers, account, books, daguerreotypes and ephemera are mostly related to the Stevens and Butler families. There are also several hundred lantern slides depicting early examples of decorated housewares and both interiors and exteriors of houses.

Also included is Esther Stevens Brazer's notes on the chronological history of early American decoration.

When the collection was first given to the American Folk Art Museum, it included original materials such as artworks, ledgers, books, stencils, ephemera, etc., as well as tracings and research done by HSEAD members. At a certain point, the tracings done by HSEAD members were returned, along with any member research. Some of this research has been digitized and is accessible on site.

Dates

undated

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Access to sensitive materials may be restricted at the discretion of the American Folk Art Museum.

Extent

From the Collection: 9 linear feet (3 standard document cases; 1 half-size document case; 4 oversized flat cases 18 x 13 x 3"; 2 oversized flat cases 15 x 12 x 3"; 1 oversized flat cases 16 x 13 x 4"; 1 oversized flat cases 19 x 15 x 3"; 2 oversized flat cases 25 x 19 x 3"; 7 glass slides cases 11 x 5 x 5"; 2 index card cases 5 x 3 x 4")