Physical description
Black leather covered album containing forty two drawings and paintings belonging to the Harris Family of Axedale. Written on the front cover of the album in gold paint is the name George Harris. The album has been used as a folio to hold the artworks. The artworks vary in size and those with dates range from 1886 - 1942.
Nineteen are signed or initialled by George Harris and six by D Harris. One is signed by W W May. The others are unsigned.
There is a range of mediums - pencil, water colour, chalk, charcoal, paint. They are mostly country landscapes, many including structures such as fences and bridges, some with farm animals, some with water.
The D Harris collection includes a cat and a goblet.
Study of a French Fishing Boat. Watercolour by Captain Walter William May.
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/study-of-a-french-fishing-boat-19th-century-gm1143359556-307028737
Inscriptions & markings
G Harris and D Harris signatures on some. W W May signature on one.
