I have found a few of Dad's notes about his marquetry that I thought might be of interest. Some of this will be of interest to Steve, but other notes will perhaps be of interest to others. I have not changed Dad's spelling - what is shared here is as he wrote it.
"For 6 sided Lamp shade Frames, saw table set at 60 degrees. Fence set at 3/8-5/8 from fence does all the cutting - 1" x 5 5/8 cuts 2 strips moulding."
The following list is not dated, but it gives an incredible insight into how many pieces Dad made. However, there are some that are not listed here, i.e. the Norman Rockwell covers he did -the cowboy knitting, Dwight has one, and I am not sure who has any others. Where Dad has listed the date, there is an added value to the list - wish we had more of the dates, although he did note the date directly on some of the pieces I have, and possibly on some of the pieces you have.
List of Inlays:
1 Horse & Barn
1 Harbor Scene - Budd Inlet 18 1/2 x 21
1 Bucking Horse
2 Landscapes 12/15
1 Old Barn 20 x 17
1 New England Landscape 15 x 19
1 Landscape - Fence and gate 20 x 15
1 Ship 15 1/4 x 12 3/4
1 Winter scene 18 5/8 x 18 1/2 - Cabin and Barn
1 Gig Harbor 17 5/8 x 23
Indian with rifle 28 x 20
1 Castle 27 x 34
1 Venetian Scene 22 1/2 x 20 1/2
1 Cowboy 23 x 26
1 Stage Coach 20 x 34
1 Indian & horse 23 x 26
1 Landscape with fence 18 1/2 x 22 3/4
1 Landscape Mountain with small cabin 18 1/2 x 22 3/4
1 Small Winter Scene 10 3/4 x 9 "Silent Night"
1 Indian Head 3/4 " 12 1/4 x 17 3/8
1 Old Rancher 11 x 16
1 Indian Head 11 x 16
1 Mexican Bandit 11 x 16
1 Elk 13 x 15 3/4
1 Mt. Scene - From Country Gentleman made 1936 (13 x 16 1/8)
1 Headwaters - winter scene 12 x 18
1 Haying - Made in Penrose 1936 (16 1/2 x 12 1/4)
1 Mt Sheep Silhouette 15 3/4 x 13
1 Stage Coach 19 1/2 x 15 5/8 Penrose 1936
1 Old Mill 17 1/8 x 13 1/8 1940
1 Riders-Western from Colliers Magazine (Ralston 1940) 21 1/8 x19
1 Cape Cod Landscape with FiddleBack maple frame 17 x 20 1/2
14 Western Silhouettes
3 Covered wagon silhouettes
1 Castle Chilon (14 1/4 x 12 1/4)
1 Indian Head - Birds Eye Background 10 3/4 x 15 3/4
1 Elk Oval 11 3/4 x 9 1/4
1 Mt. Scene for tray unfinished 10 1/4 x 21 1/2
1 Town in the Mountains 9 x 21
1 Mt Scene Same as in trays 9 1/2 x 20 1/4
1 Indian in Canoe 10 1/2 x 12 1/4
5 Teton trays (15 3/8 x 20 5/8) Made in 1964
2 Oval Landscape Trays with boat in foreground ( 11 3/4 x 15 3/4)
2 Deserted house (14 5/8 x 17 5/8)
1 Harbor Scene - Budd Inlet 18 1/2 x 21
1 Mt Ranier (16 x 21 1/2)
5 Mt Scene trays long
1 Mt sheep tray
1 covered wagon tray
1 Mahogany cook book
1 Mahogany box with inlay Silhouette (10 x 12)
6 Walnut Jewelery Boxes with inlay (5 x 8)
26 pair inlay bookends
I think we can add more to this list, but it is wonderful. Thanks, Ann, for preserving this history.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is merely his inventory of what he had on hand, we could probably double this list.
ReplyDeleteThe notebook covers a period of time from 1974-1978. Who knows when he made this list of marquetry pieces, but it gives quite an insight into the number of pieces Dad made over the years.
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