Physical description

A small square faded green school Drawing Book with a decorative lined and patterned front cover. An ornate lined border encloses the Title, Series, No. 2, Student name and School name lines at the bottom. Inside are coloured samples of folded and cut coloured paper shapes to show the student's skills. There are four loose folded shapes enclosed. It is stapled at the spine. Pp.20

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

This publication falls under the category of early 20th-century Australian educational or school drawing books, which aimed to teach children drawing, color mixing, and brush techniques, often featuring nature-based studies or simple illustrations for tracing and painting. This particular book was used to display a student's ability to fold paper.