BC116
Untitled
[Masonic sketchbook 3]
Sketchbook branded Grumbacher, 36 spirals, 9 pages containing:
Page 1: drawings of flowers
Page 2: drawing of seated figure
Page 3: portrait sketch
Page 4: portrait sketch
Page 5: drawings of flowers
Page 6: portrait sketch
Page 7: portrait sketch
Page 8: undated, handwritten letter from Flora Scales to Boris Kalachnikoff
Page 9: handwritten note dated 10th August
Pink oil pastel, red, blue, brown crayon, brown, black ink, pencil used.
Page 3 UL 37 Flora Scales
Page 3 UR F Scales, number of room, April.
Page 3 Lower Margin cannot see very much today
Page 4 Top Margin 1914 First World War
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This sketchbook was given to Flora Scales by A. de Lange, 1982 or 1983.
Part of original sketchbook photographed by B. de Lange, Rotorua Masonic Village, New Zealand, 1983. Flora Scales was a resident there from 26 October 1978 until just before her death in January 1985. Total number of pages not recorded. Location of original pages unknown.
35mm colour transparency slides of seven pages [pages 1-7] donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Reference no. ATL-Group-00723, by B. de Lange, December 1997.
Undated, unsent, handwritten letter from Flora Scales to Boris Kalachnikoff written at Rotorua Masonic Village, New Zealand [page 8], reads,
Dear Boris,
It's a long time since I wrote to you.
I would very much like some news of you,
How are you? and how is Christiane's health. Is she busy with the [two words illegible]
The weather begins [two words illegible] warm and soon Christmas and New Year after a week!
Give my greetings to Madame [illegible] please
A handwritten note [page 9] appears to be a type of diary entry reminder and reads, “Wednesday 10th August Cold still stubborn on chest - not posted to Bobbie [Boris Kalachnikoff] for some days..sight poor!”