One boxed painting set entitled Steps to Art, ca. 1920. This set is comprised of 8 rectangular cakes of watercolor paint, a paintbrush, 2 glass jars, a white porcelain mixing tray with three wells, and a hinged folder inside of which are mounted two books: one is entitled Studies, the other Subjects. Each book consists of 16 leaves; Studies contains color images to be used as samples, and Subjects contains the same images, in outline form, for painting. This folder is bound in black and gold marbled paper, and is decorated on the top cover with a color image of a sailboat. The larger box is also covered in black and gold marbled paper, and the same image is mounted in the upper left-hand corner of the lid. Some of the images in the Subject book have been painted in with watercolor. Neither a manufacturer's name, nor a date, are given.
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