The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Shoemaker, Edna Cooke
Title: Edna Cooke Shoemaker
drawings and papers
Dates: 1818-1980, bulk dates:
1908-1960
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 08x27
Quantity: 17 boxes, 4 map case drawers
Location: 11 A 1-5, 11 B 5, map case
B, drawers 1-4
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Edna Abigail Cooke Shoemaker was an American illustrator
in the first third of the 20th century. She was born in
She illustrated a number of children’s books,
including Heidi, Hans Brinker, Stories of Mrs.
Moleworth, Stories by Juliana Horatia
Ewing, and East o’ the Sun, West o’ the Moon.
She did illustrations, including several covers, for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal, McCall’s Magazine, and The Delineator. She also illustrated textbooks for John C.
Winston Co. and Scribner’s. Her son
Winslow recalled that she used a “diminishing glass,” the opposite of a
magnifying glass, to help her see how her large drawings would look when
reduced to the size of a book page.
She married Orlando Shoemaker, a mechanical
engineer, on May 3, 1924, and they had three children: Winslow Cooke (who
became an architect), Abigail Ann (Gail, a pianist), and Oliver Ireton (an
English professor, born Dec. 3, 1929). Edna and Orlando met while doing work at the
Philadelphia Settlement House.
The family moved from
Unfortunately, the duties of child rearing made it
difficult for Mrs. Shoemaker to meet publishers’ deadlines, so she had to give
up much of her work as an illustrator.
However, she and her husband began to stage marionette shows for their
children, making their own figures and backdrops, all painted by Mrs. Shoemaker. As the children grew older, they became
active in putting on the shows, which were staged for the entertainment of
others, including being part of USO shows for American servicemen during World
War II. Son Oliver wrote some of the
scripts, daughter Gail often played the music, and son Winslow especially
remembered furnishing the smoke for the dragon in “St. George and the Dragon.” She called their troupe the Rose Tree
Marionettes.
Mrs. Shoemaker had also taught art at the
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Collection includes drawings, prints, sketches,
sketchbooks, and marionette backdrops done by Edna Cooke Shoemaker. Original illustrations for Heidi, Stories of Mrs. Molesworth, East
o’ the Sun West o’ the Moon, Rip van
Winkle, and Mother Goose’s Nursery
Rhymes, as well as cover art for the Ladies
Home Journal are found. A number of
illustrations for a story entitled “The Moon Lady” are also in the collection,
but her illustrations were evidently never used in an edition of that book. Prints made from some of these illustrations
are in the collection as well. After
Mrs. Shoemaker gave up book illustration, she began putting on marionette
shows, and backdrops for those shows, plus a few scripts, are in the
collection. Another project she tried
was illustrating Bible stories in an ancient manner, using archaeological finds
from the
As well are found printed illustrations done by
other artists (probably collected for inspiration), family letters and assorted
memorabilia, a letter from author Jack London to Edna’s mother, photographs of
the Cooke and Shoemaker families, toy theater backdrops and characters (some 19th
century, some reproductions), stories, diaries of trips to Europe, greeting
cards and birth announcements (some designed by Mrs. Shoemaker, some 19th
century), a 19th century scrapbook, some Cooke and Shoemaker
genealogy, a scrapbook about Edna’s schoolmates, a yearbook from the
Philadelphia High School for Girls, a collection of autographs of musicians, some
assorted publications, and a number of other items collected by members of the
Shoemaker or Cooke families. Included
with the photographs are a picture of Mrs. Shoemaker’s father taken before the
Battle of Antietam, a photo of a Chippewa chief, a photo of Mrs. Shoemaker at
her easel, views of the Constitution Centennial celebration in
ORGANIZATION
Most of the items are arranged by size. Edna Cooke Shoemaker’s illustrations and
prints are separated from those of others.
Letters are grouped together, as are photographs. Larger photo albums and a scrapbook are
sitting on the shelf, not in boxes. Marionette backdrops are at the end of the
collection.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RELATED
MATERIAL
Books illustrated by Edna Cooke Shoemaker are in the
Printed Books and Periodicals section of the Winterthur Library.
Additional copies of some of the Betty Butterick
paper dolls are in the Maxine Waldron Collection, Col. 121, acc.
74x438.367a-f. The Waldron group also
includes “Betty’s Visit to the Italian Children” which is not found in this
collection.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Bequest from Oliver Shoemaker.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Shoemaker, Orlando, d.1964.
Cook family.
Shoemaker family.
Simon, Lizzie I.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc.
Topics:
Cherry Tree Run & Oil
Creek Oil Co.
Historical Society of
Independence Hall (
Autographs.
Bible illustrations.
Birth announcements.
Bookmarks.
Bookplates.
Camps.
Children – Pictorial works.
Children in art.
Christmas cards.
Cowboys –
Photographs.
Dogs – Juvenile literature.
Easter cards.
Fiction.
Fishing – Pictorial works.
Gardens – Design.
Gardens –
Gifts.
Greeting cards.
Illustrated children’s
books.
Illustration of
books – 20th century –
Indians of
Inventories –
Magazine covers
–
Magazine
illustration – 20th century –
Paper dolls.
Postcards.
Printing plates.
Prints,
Japanese.
Puppet plays.
Puppet theaters.
Ribbons.
Students.
Toy theaters.
Valentines.
Weddings.
Women – Diaries.
Carte de visite photographs.
Diaries.
Drawings.
Illustrations.
Photograph albums.
Scrapbooks.
Sketchbooks.
Sketches.
Artists.
Illustrators.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 11 A 1-5, 11 B 5, map case
B, drawers 1-4
Note: measurements, where given, are in inches and
are approximate
Folder 1: list of art work of Edna Cooke
Shoemaker: includes list of books illustrated, and marionettes and sets (typed;
several copies)
[note: this list of
illustrated books is not comprehensive; for a more complete list, see the end
of this finding aid]
Folder 2: Sketchbook, including brief Cooke
genealogy and lists of authors and titles, 1918-1919 (acc. 08x27.117)
Folder 3: sketches by Edna C. Shoemaker, mostly
of foreign scenes (08x27.118-.143)
Folder 4: Commonplace book/sketchbook; written
inside front cover is: Edna Cooke,
Folder 5: “My Trip Abroad,” diary and
sketchbook, ca.1920 (signed Edna A. Cooke) (08x27.242)
Folder 6: African Negro designs, four sheets of
various African abstract and animals designs drawn by ECS, on brown paper
(color, 8.5x11) (08x27.243-.246)
Folder 7: Babylonian (Ur) and Assyrian (Semitic) designs, three sheets of
various designs drawn by ECS, plus one printed sheet of designs, from unknown
source (color, 8.5x11) (08x27.247-.250)
Folder 8: Egyptian designs, 20 sheets of various
designs drawn by ECS, plus a printed page from a magazine (color, 8.5x11) (08x27.251-.271)
Folder 9: Indian: North American and Incan
designs, 17 sheets of various designs drawn by ECS, plus a note (color, 8.5x11)
(08x27.272-.289)
Folder 10: Greek designs, 16 sheets of various
designs drawn by ECS, plus a note and a photo (color, 8.5x11) (08x27.290-.305)
Folder 11: Norse-Viking designs, 26 sheets of
various designs drawn by ECS, plus a note (color, 8.5x11) (08x27.306-.332)
Folder 12: miscellaneous illustrations:
.146 girl and elderly lady sitting by a fireplace, with caption: “She
was sitting by the fireplace, talking to her great Aunt Abie.” (black and white
drawing, initialed ECS, 11.5x6.75); on back: names of months and flowers; Mrs.
Rose, Jack & Jill Magazine;
.147 girl by small pool in garden, with caption that has been erased
(black and white drawing, initialed ECS, 11.5x7.5)
.234 bookplate for Oliver Shoemaker (black and white drawing,
initialed ECS, 6.25x10) [see .144, a printed bookplate for Oliver, with a
variation in the form and typography of his name]
.235 design used for birth announcements (black and white drawing,
initialed ECS, 8x12) [for printed birth announcements, see .164; for printing
plate see .114]
.236 elderly woman sitting in a chair, with caption, “The paisley
shawl, the sandalwood fan, and the Canton Vases … were brought in that
ship.” (black and white drawing,
initialed ECS, 4.5x5.5 drawing on 7x11.5
board)
.237 elderly woman and young girl walking in a garden, with caption
“The [sic] walked through the tall shuttered door, down the moss covered brick
path.” (black and white drawing,
initialed ECS, 3.5x4.5 drawing on 11.5x8 board)
[for related drawing, see .19]
.106 printed illustration (round) of a girl sewing, while her doll
looks on, signed E. Cooke; used as front cover illustration of A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia (color
print, 4” in diameter)
Folder 13: gold leaf (two packets)
Folder 1: Letters re: “The Ancients Bible,”
1937-1941 (about 29 letters, to and from ECS)
Folder 2: “The Ancients Bible”: outlines
Folder 3: “The Ancients Bible”: Biblical texts
Folder 4: “The Ancients Bible,” a picture book
based on the art of Bible times, interpreted by Edna Cooke Shoemaker: book
jacket and layout for book (color illustrations in a book with dust jacket;
08x27.170)
Folder 5: “The Ancients Bible”: book jacket for
book 1 (08x27.238)
Folder 6: “The Ancients Bible”: layout for book
1 (08x27.349)
Folder 7: “The Ancients Bible”: book jacket for
book 2 (08x27.239)
Folder 8: “The Ancients Bible”: layout for book
2 (08x27.350)
Folder 9: additional illustrations for the Bible
(08x27.171a-h)
Folder 1: Business letters: 8 letters and a
telegram to or from Edna Cooke Shoemaker, 1908-1938
[includes notice of award of
scholarship to
Folder 2: letters about marionettes: 13
letters, 1949-1955, 1964-1965 and undated
Folder 3: letters, no dates, 9 letters (including
Christmas, Easter, and birthday cards, and postcards; one letter is from
daughter Gail; several cards are addressed to her)
Folder 4: letters, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917,
1919, 1924, 1928, 1943, 1946, 1957: 11 letters, 1 wedding announcement
[includes letters from daughter of Woodrow Wilson; see also invitation to
inauguration, 1913]
Folder 5: letter from Jack London, Sonoma Co.,
Folder 6: letters,
Folder 7: letters, Orlando to Edna, 1929, May:
approximately 19 letters
Folder 8: letters,
Folder 9: letters,
Folder 10: letters, Winslow Shoemaker to mother
Edna, 1936 and no date: 9 letters
[additional letters from
Winslow are in
Folder 11: letters to Edna and/or Orlando, mostly
from their children: 1938-1939: 26 letters and postcards
Folder 1: scrapbook about school friends
(08x27.348) [presumably put together by Edna Cooke, although there is also an
entry for her]
Folder 2: Record of Class A2,
[includes illustrations
by Edna Cooke, member of the class]
Folder 3: newspaper articles about and obituaries
of members of the Cooke and Shoemaker families, including Edna Cooke Shoemaker,
plus articles about other people
Folder 4: “Biography of Robin Hood” [a dog], by
the Shoemaker children [typescript, ca.1940]
Folder 5: stories: “The Flowers That Bloom in the
Spring, Tra La” and “Tales Told in
Folder 6: Edna Cooke Shoemaker: lecture notice,
undated
Folder 7: “The Period of Peter Pan,” a typed
article about illustrated books, by ECS
Folder 8: Poem: “Mother Goose Country” (not
signed; typed)
Folder 9: proposal for series of marionette
plays, “Great stories that may have shaped destinies”
Folder 10: script: “St. George and the Dragon,”
possibly by Oliver Shoemaker (typed copy and various drafts)
Folder 11: story: “The Moon Lady” [typed] [see
finding aid for location of original drawings]
Folder 12: texts and notes for stories, possibly
marionette shows or a story book
Folder 13: miscellaneous writings, including a poem
initialed by K.L.B.
Folder 1: Genealogy notes: descent of Shoemakers
from Elder William Brewster of Plimouth Plantation
Folder 2: genealogy notes for Simon, Reynolds,
and Ireton families; includes a tiny calling card for Ann Grant
Folder 3: genealogy notes for both Edna Cooke and
Orlando Shoemaker
Folder 4: autographs, probably collected by Gail
Shoemaker (includes letters written to her mother and to her uncle James F.
Cooke): Leonard Pennario, Guiomer Novas, Isidor Philipp, Helen Hayes, Leo
O[illegible], Leopold Stokowski, Ed. Poldini, Josef Hoffman, and Serge Rachmaninoff
Folder 5: Cooke, James Francis: articles about
him
[brother of Edna Cooke
Shoemaker]
Folder 6: family miscellany:
“Answered
prayer,” printed story, with request to return to Mrs. E. I. Cooke;
Calling cards for Mrs.
George Anderson Cooke, Mrs. Jas. K. Simon, Emmanuel Hey, and Dr. Harvey
Shoemaker; At Home card for Lucretia Winslow;
19th century
envelope addressed to Miss M.A. Horrocks;
Advertisement for “Field of
the Cloth of Gold,” at Chestnut Street Theatre, 19th century;
Book plate for Oliver Ireton
Shoemaker, designed by Edna Shoemaker (designed initialed ECS) (acc. 08x27.144)
[see also original artwork with different design for name, 08.27.234];
Program: Philadelphia
Conservatory of Music, graduation piano recital by Gail Shoemaker, 1949 (three
copies);
Note to Mr. Shoemaker
attached to memorandum of August 2, 1943;
Memorandum, Aug. 2,
1943, regarding transfer of Orlando Shoemaker;
Statement of
military service of Orland Shoemaker;
Certificate stating that
Oliver Shoemaker visited
“Communion with
Heaven,” a page reprinted from Reason;
“Absolute Money
for the Sum of One Thousand Dollars,” 1880;
Envelope with
return address of J.B. Lippincott Co.;
Birth announcement of
Michael Orlando Shoemaker (son of Winslow Shoemaker), 1959;
Certificates naming Gail
Shoemaker as a godparent to Michael Orlando Shoemaker and Lawrence Raymond
Shoemaker (2 items)
Folder 7: dog licenses, 1942: two State of
Folder 8: Household inventory for Shoemaker house
on
Folders 9-10: documents regarding Shoemaker family lawsuit,
1978
Folder 1: catalogs with covers designed by ECS:
Baker & Taylor Co., 1923-1924 (.354);
Baker & Taylor Co.,
1924-1925 (.355); Brentano’s, 1932 (.356)
[see also
Folder 2: Marriage service [printed booklet] of
Edna Cooke and Orlando Shoemaker, 1924
Folder 3: “The Bride’s Book” (acc. 08x27.145):
not signed or dated, but undoubtedly the wedding book of Edna Cooke, with list
of presents received, and two telegrams offering congratulations; later, the
book was used to record the sayings of and stories about her children (Winslow,
Oliver, Gail); also three brief notes from a young Gail to an elf and Santa
Claus
Folder 4: school papers and a poem by Edna Cooke
Folder 5: letters: Winslow Shoemaker to his
parents, 1940: 7 letters and one school report
Folders 6-7: Shoemaker family Christmas cards, most, if
not all, of which were made by Edna Cooke Shoemaker (acc. 08x27.148-.163 – one
number per style, with multiple copies of each style);
[have printing plates for
.158, .160, .161, .162 ( the latter two being the same as .158)]
Folder 8: birth announcements designed by Edna
Cooke Shoemaker (acc. 08x27.164)
[have original drawing
(.235) and printing plate (.114) for this design]
Folder 9: announcements and tickets for
marionette productions:
.165 tickets for The Cheerio Marionettes, 1946;
.166 advertising card for The Cheerio Marionettes
(have printing plates for this);
.167 tickets for Rose Tree Marionettes, 1947;
.168 blank tickets for The Rose Tree
Marionettes;
.169 fliers announcing productions of the Rose
Tree Marionettes – same style flier, with two different productions being
advertised
Folder 10: history of Shoemaker house on
Folder 11: mortgage documents, 1927
Folder 12: Shoemaker, Julien: correspondence and
letters of introduction for him; certificates; leases; 1848-1889 [about 14
items]
Includes a stock certificate
for Cherry Tree Run & Oil Creek Oil Co. and a membership certificate for
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Folder 13: other family correspondence, 1831-1899
(6 items)
Folder 14: estate of Harold W. Barney, 1980 (
Folder 1: Valentines, 19th and early
20th century (9 cards)
Folder 2: Valentines, 19th and early
20th century (23 cards)
Folder 3: Valentines, 19th and early
20th century (11 cards, one of which is in several pieces)
Folder 4: Easter cards, 19th and early
20th century (10 cards)
Folder 5: Christmas and New Year cards, 19th
and early 20th century (3 cards)
Folder 6: greeting cards, 19th and
early 20th century (9 cards)
Folder 7: scraps (3 pieces)
Folder 8: stencil of Jesus
Folder 9: silhouette of unknown man
Folder 10: cards and sketches by others (not ECS),
particularly the
Folder 11: animal cards, no.1-54 (6 uncut sheets)
(see cut cards in
Folder 12: “In the Jungle” animal cards (1 uncut
sheet) (see similar cut cards in
Folder 13: bird cards (8 uncut sheets) (see cut
cards in
Folder 1: “The Deed of Settlement of the Mutual
Insurance Company…,”
Folder 2: “The Paths of Learning Strewed with
Flowers: English Grammar Illustrated”: reproduction of 1826 book
Folder 3:
The People’s Almanac for 1850 (
Folder 4: “To the Members of the Twentieth Ward
Bounty Fund Commission,” 1865, [
Folder 5: M. Shoemaker & Co.,
Folder 6: The
Poetical Works of Henry
Folder 7: Diary of Lizzie I. Simon, in book
meant to be used in 1870, but actually used in another year; also used as a
commonplace book by someone else; includes list of books read in 1872 and some
personal expenses
Folder 8: Invitation and tickets to the
inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 1913 [invitation sent to Edna Cooke by her
friend, the president’s daughter]
Folder 9: diary of voyage to Europe, 1928; the
diary keeper did not write her name in the volume, but the voyage was taken by
the mother of Orlando Winslow, 1928; also a menu from the S.S. “Calgaric,” the
ship taken by the diary keeper [see also postcards sent to the Shoemakers by
Mrs. Shoemaker]
Folder 10: booklets about
Folder 11: “Buglight,” 1939, from
Folder 1: photos of Edna Cooke Shoemaker: one
taken when she was a girl, sitting at a spinning wheel (.353); one is a copy of
a photo taken of her sitting at an easel circa 1925, working on an illustration
for Mother Goose (.362); three are
professional portraits, probably taken ca.1960 (.172, .351-.352) (one sepia
photo, five black and white photos, two negatives)
Folder 2: slides of garden, including Edna Cooke
Shoemaker in her garden, ca. 1956 (37 slides)
[prints made from slides
are in folders 3 and 4; prints dated 1956]
Folder 3: Shoemaker homes and gardens, originally
in an album (which fell apart) (22 black and white, 17 color photos)
[some of these were made
from the slides in folder 2]
Folder 4: color photos (faded) of garden and a
marionette nativity scene (33 photos)
[garden photos made from
slides in folder 2]
Folder 5: black and white photos of Shoemaker
homes and gardens (50 photos)
Folders 6-7: old family photographs, mostly not
identified (34 photos, includes cyanotypes, tin types, cartes de visite, other
19th century photos, and 20th century photos, up to
ca.1933)
Folder 8: wedding photos of Edna Cooke and
Orlando Shoemaker, apparently reproductions of original (3 photos)
Folder 9:
Folder 10: photos of artifacts from
Folder 11: photo of lace in the Winterthur Museum
Library (1 photo)
Folder 12: photos of
Folder 13: 19th century mounted photographs,
mostly taken by George A. Cooke:
.333 “View
of Mount Princeton & Haywood Valley,
.334 “Lumber
camp at dinner on the banks of the
.335 “Gathering
air moss in the woods near
.336 man
standing next to a river, labeled on back: “
.337 “War
ships
.338 “Countermarching
on
.339 soldiers
marching down the street during Constitution Centennial celebrations, Sept.
1887, with people in large viewing stands.
Stamped on back as in .334 above.
(sepia, 7.5x4.5 on 11x8 mount)
.340 old
house, with picket fence around yard; two people on front porch (sepia, 7.75x4.5 on 10x8 mount)
.341 two
women in field with cows; Stamped on back as in .334 above, but with added
notice about a new address (sepia,
7.75x4.5 on 11x8 mount)
.342 woman
holding baby, three children and a dog next to her, surrounded by geese and
chickens, barn in background; stamped on back: George A. Cooke,
.343 three
boys (one in a dress) and a girl, with fishing poles, under trees next to a
creek (sepia, 7.75x4.5 on 10x8 mount)
.344 “View
of ramble near mouth of Wissahickon Creek taken June 1887 by G.A.C.” Two women sitting on a bench under an
overhanging rock, with nearby fence.
Stamped on back as in .334 above.
(sepia, 7.5x4.5 on 11x8 mount)
.345 “Funeral
procession of General U. S. Grant on Broadway, N.Y., instantaneous negative by
Wm. Price, Aug. 8th, 1885.”
Men marching down the street, people on sidewalk, wagon crossing
street. Stamped on back as in .334
above. (sepia, 7.5x4.5 on 11x8 mount)
.346 man
surrounded by piles of books, letters, and newspapers. Stamped on back as in .334 above, with note
about new address. Written on back:
copyright December 1884 by Geo. A. Cooke
(sepia, 7.5x4.5 on 11x8 mount)
.347 torn
photo (top part only) of a man and woman, with lace curtain behind them (sepia, 4.5x3.5 on 8x5.5 mount)
Folder 1: .109 photo
album labeled Orlando & Edna Shoemaker, Rose Tree & Sandy Bank Rd.,
Media, with both black and white and faded color photos (21 photos)
Folder 2: .357 photo
album, possibly assembled by Gail Shoemaker, includes photos from Camp
Wakondah, photos of Gail playing music, family members, and a 19th
century cabinet photo; also includes a toy birch bark canoe (about 75 photos,
all black and white except one color) [note: loose photos from this album were
removed and placed in the following folder]
Folders 3-4: loose photos and negatives from 08x27.357
Folder 5: loose photos from acc. 08x27.358,
includes a photo of a group of children taken by Gertrude Sayen and various
photos of the Shoemaker children (9 black and white photos)
Folder 6: photos of an unknown woman being
interviewed, the interview is being taped by WPED of Pittsburgh, early 1960s
[photos were mailed to Oliver Shoemaker]
Folder 7: ribbon commemorating the centennial of
the birth of George Washington (08x27.359);
Ribbon commemorating
“The Father of His Country,” woven by B.B. Tilt & Son of N.Y. and
Three bookmarks
featuring Independence Hall, for sale by Friends of Independence National
Historical Park (08x27.361a-c)
.110 printing plate: The Rose Tree Marionettes,
signed Edna Cooke and initialed EC (dimensions of block: 10x6.25) – oversized – sitting on shelf
.111 printing plate: nativity scene with angels
comprising part of large star, initialed ECS (largest dimensions of block,
which is irregular in shape: 3.5x6.25)
.112 printing plate: marionette show (size of
block: 3.25x4)
.113 printing plate: Mother and Child, over
music “The Hopes and Fears of All the Years,” and signed “The Shoemakers” (size
of block: 2.75x4.5)
.114 printing plate for birth announcement:
stork flying, carrying children, and baby on top of world; initialed ECS (size
of block: 2.25x4) (for original drawing, see .235; for printed announcement see
.164)
.115 printing plate for The Cheerio Marionettes
(size of block: 3.25x1.25)
.116 boxed photo of Orlando Shoemaker, with
label: “Orlando Shoemaker, Feb. 1917, in uniform worn while on duty on Mexican
border”
Approximately
224 postcards, mostly from Europe, but also
Folder 1: photos
.101 Edna Cooke (detail of wedding photo of Edna
Cooke and Orlando Shoemaker)
.102 Lucretia Shoemaker Green (name on back)
.103 sketchbook, with recipes, not signed
.104 The Quadrangle of Jesus College, printed
1836 by J. H. Parker, Oxford, and others, drawing and engraving by F. Mackenzie
and J. Le Keux
.105 Jesus College, printed 1836 by J. H.
Parker,
19th century prints;
fashion plate from Godey’s, May 1869; prints from the Capehart Collection (illustrations
interpreting pieces of music) (20 prints from the 19th century; 3
prints from the 20th century)
Approximately 55 items,
including articles and single images, of birds, dogs, moose, sheep, horses,
mushrooms, trees, snowflakes, bears, fish, etc., images include printed
photographs and illustrations, most undated, but ca.1907-1942. No images by Edna Cooke Shoemaker.
about 27 items, including
articles and single images, showing foreign scenery and costumes; images
include printed photos and illustrations, most undated, but ca. 1915-1930. No images by Edna Cooke Shoemaker.
About 67 items, depicting
foreign scenery and costumes, includes printed photos and illustrations, most undated, but
ca.1915-1930. No images by Edna Cooke
Shoemaker.
Approximately 133 printed
illustrations and 4 postcards, the work of other early 20th century
illustrators, covering a wide range of subjects, including Santa Claus,
children, and costumes. The postcards
are images of children in gardens, painted by Jessie Willcox Smith. No images by Edna Cooke Shoemaker.
Approximately 80 printed
illustrations, 1 trade card, and 7 sheets of paper dolls from The Ladies Home Journal, the work of
early 20th century illustrators, covering a range of subjects, but
many of babies and small children. The
trade card is for Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup.
Three different sets of
cards, two are numbered, one is not; two depict animals and the other birds. See sheets of uncut cards in
Folder 1: About fifty-one 19th
century pantins, figures, backdrops, scenes, and furniture for toy theaters
Folder 2: Cruikshank, George, “The Drunkard’s
Children” (London: The Broadsheet King, 1966), 8 reproduction prints
illustrating the downfall of a young man and a young woman
Folder 3: reproduction prints of actors and
actresses in various stage roles and two sheets of a theater orchestra
Folder 4: Pollock’s Theatre curtain (two copies);
Pollack’s scenes for “Cinderella,” “Harlequinade,” and “Aladdin” (20th
century reproductions)
Folder 5: catalog and price list for Pollock’s
Toy Museum (London); Pollock’s Victoria Theatre; booklets with characters,
scenes, and scripts for the plays “Jack the Giant Killer,” “Aladdin,”
“Harlequinade,” “Cinderella,” and “Blackbeard the Pirate” (20th
century reproductions)
.93-.94 20th century copies of
prints by Harunobu, .93 – girls in wind; .94- couple under a cherry tree (from
“Tales of Genji”; printed by Adachi)
.95 Toyokuni – two geishas
.96 Toyokuni – a couple with a tea pot
.97 Toyokuni – 3 actors in a kabuki play
.98 Kiyoshi Saito – “Vicinity of Aizu” (20th
century artist)
.99 Kuniyoshi – courtesan with a fan
.100 Eizan – woman with a writing box (label
with print spells artist’s name as Yeizan)
.101 Eizan – woman reading letter
.203 “Thou has not withheld thy son, thine only
son: Abraham and Isaac” (black and buff, 13x9 image on 15x20 board)
.204 “Behold Rebekah came out; -with her pitcher
upon her shoulder: Isaac and Rebekah” (black and buff, 13.25x8 image on 15x20
board)
.205 man, probably Adam, in garden with animals;
caption has been whited out (black and buff, 15x11.75 board)
.206 classical figures, including a discus
thrower, with animals and flowers (black and buff, with red highlights on
overlay sheet, 14.5x11)
Oversize printed
material:
The
Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser [reproduction], Sept. 21, 1784;
Public Ledger (
A page from an unnamed
Stockholms Dagblad, Enlish edition, August 6, 1914;
“Rose Tree Tavern” – typed
history of this building
Folder 1:
original illustrations for East o’ the
Sun, West o’ the Moon
(Dasent, G. W. East o’
the Sun, West o’ the Moon.
.1 Cover illustration and also “The young
king who ruled that land was out hunting, and came riding across the moor and
saw her.” (man on horseback and woman, both wearing crowns, with ducks flying;
opposite p. 54; also cover illustration) (color; 12”x17 7/8”)
.175 “But all at once, as she sat there, in came
an old woman.” (girl spinning, with old woman approaching her; signed Edna
Cooke; frontispiece) (color; 12x18, matted to 14x22)
.2 “So off they went, high up through the
air, as if they would never stop till they got to the world’s end.” (winged figure with girl on his back, blowing
at a tower, signed E. Cooke; opposite p. 20) (color; 12.25x17.75)
.3 “Away went the ship as swiftly as a
bird through the air.” (Shortshanks in bow of ship sailing through the air;
signed Edna Cooke, opposite p. 116) (color; 11.75x17.75) (on back: names and
addresses of Edna Cooke and O. Shoemaker)
.4 “In a little while back came the man
with an ox so fat and big the lad had never seen its like.” (giant holding an
ox, boy, and old woman in front of a fireplace; signed Edna Cooke, opposite p.
142) (color; 12x17.75, matted to 14.5x20.25)
.5 “”Halloa!” roared out the troll, “it is
you that has gone off with my seven silver ducks.’” (man in round boat with ducks, being chased
by a troll on land; opposite p. 200) (color; 11.75x17.75, matted to 15x21)
.6 “She whisked off the wig, and there lay
the lad so lovely, and white and red, just as the Princess had seen him in the
morning sun.” (princess and maid looking at sleeping man, lying on a sofa;
signed Edna Cooke, opposite p. 268) (color; 12x17.75, matted to 15x21)
(Spyri, Johanna.
Heidi. Two different editions included illustrations
by ECS, but they used the same illustrations in both.)
.7 “Heidi stood still and listened.”
(Heidi with outstretched arms, with two goats and mountain in background;
opposite p. 14) (color; 11x14.5)
.8 “Grandmamma showed Heidi how to make
dresses and aprons and cloaks.” (Heidi
with old woman and dolls; opposite p. 126; name on back: McCrea Smith) (color; 11x16.5
on mat 14.25x20)
.9 “Heidi read aloud to the grandmother.”
(Heidi reading to old woman in chair, while younger woman also listens;
opposite p. 174; signed Edna Cooke Shoemaker)
(color; 11x16.5 on mat 14.25x20)
.10 “’O Heidi,” said Clara, ‘it is just as if
we were riding in the sky.’” (two girls
sleeping in loft; opposite p. 262; name on back: McCrea Smith) (color; 11x16.5
on mat 14.25x20)
.36 “The children sat down in the midst of
the flowers.” (two girls in meadow, with mountains in background; opposite p.
278; name on back: McCrea Smith) (color; 11x16.5 on mat 14.75x20)
.11 Woman
with 2 small children (print) (13”x20”)
.12 Girl
at piano, signed G. Shoemaker (7x7.5, with small mat around it)
.13 Young man and boy sitting in woods,
signed C.(?) Harding, with caption: “A Scot’s Grammar School III [illegible] –
They would fall a’talking, and it would end in a photograph [illegible] from a
case.” (14”x22”) (backing board is separate)
.14 Woman talking to a man (a doctor?) at his
desk, signed F. R. Gruger, labeled on back “The Aged Bully, F. R. Gruger, Post
no. P33210 (9.75x8.25 on 14.75x13.25 mat)
.15 Man
sitting at desk, talking on telephone, signed F. R. Gruger (10.25x15.75)
.16 Abstract
of buildings, signed Vignolo (16x12)
Folder 1: original
illustrations for “The Moon Lady” (see also folder in map case)
.20 Girl standing on moon, which appears to
be perched in a tree (color; 20.5x12.5) (see also .178, in map case)
.21 Woman in garden, surrounded by children,
with caption “They found mother dear among the sweet peas.” (color; 7x9,
mounted on 9x12)
.22 Woman holding children in crescent moon,
with other children swinging from it. (color; 15x16.5) (see also .179, in map
case)
.23 Head
of woman in star (color; 11.25x17)
.24 rough pencil sketch, with note “drawing
similar to large one I am sending” and caption “Mother dear told them about the
Moon Lady.” (pencil; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.25 children on bench under tree, moon up in
sky, with caption: “They stood in a row on top of the stile looking at the
moon.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.26 similar to .22, but smaller, with title
“The Moon Lady” (color; 9x11)
.27 similar to .20, but smaller, with title
and caption “The Moon Lady – Mother dear told them about the moon lady. It was after supper & they were etc.,
etc.” (color; 7x4, mounted on 9x12)
.28 round drawing of nurse checking on
sleeping children, with caption “The children cuddled down on their pillows,
looking at the sky.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.29 Nurse getting children ready for bed,
with caption: “Nurse was so surprised that she had to sit down & catch her
breath.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.30 children in field, with large moon behind
them, with caption: “Wading through the long dewy grass toward the wishing
woods.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.31 children with woman in crescent moon,
sailing towards a star, with caption: “They keep the light houses of the sky so
you can never be lost.” (color; 7x4.75, mounted on 9x12)
.32 woman in crescent moon with lots of
babies, and caption: “Babies don’t go to sleep.
They go to the moon. That’s the
reason they cry when they wake up.” (color; 7x4.5, mounted on 9x12) (.180 is a
related image)
.33 woman and children in crescent moon
floating over a factory town, with caption: “Below them lay a great city.” (color;
7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.34 children talking to a cow, with vignette
of cow jumping over moon, with caption: “My great, great, great, great
Grandmother jumped over the moon.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.35 woman in crescent moon looking down on
mother and baby, with poem: “Float, float/ In a golden boat/ In the sea-blue
deeps of the sky/ Where star-flowers grow/ And dim & low/ The little white
clouds go by./ Float, float/ Bye-lo-baby/ The golden boat/ Is the new moon –
maybe./ Float, float/ In a golden boat/ Follow the silver tides/ etc., etc.” (color; 7x9, mounted on 9x12)
.37 girl and boy in nightclothes walking near
a tree, boy carrying a candlestick (in color; 8.75x11)
.38 Bartram’s Garden scene, with caption:
“John Bartram examining[?] the tulip bulbs which Capt. Cobinson[?] brought on
the Electra.” (initialed ECS; black and white; 14.5x11.25)
.39 woman and child sitting in garden or
meadow (color; impressionist style; 8.25x9.5 on 12x13.5 mat)
.40 man with pig, with caption: “To market,
to market, to buy a fat pig.” (signed E.
Cooke, black and white; 14.5x11.25) [similar to an illustration on p. 32 in Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes]
.41 boy and girl sitting on tree branch with
orange leaf fairy (color; 7x10)
.42 woman drawing outside, impressionistic
style (folded, color; 9.5x9.5 on larger piece of paper)
.43 children with Santa Claus (pencil; 14x11)
.44 piano keyboard, with music for a minuet
by Glück (pencil, 9x7.5)
.45 woman in black dress and furs, wearing
hat with large red bow (signed E. Cooke; pastel?; 12x22)
.46 children outside a small house (signed E.
Cooke, with printing instructions; black, gray, and white; 22x14)
.47 children at table set in a garden, with
caption: “Happy Hours Contents” (signed E. C., with printing instructions;
black, gray, and white; 22x14)
.48 children at nursery table, little girl
with tea pot (signed E. C., with printing instructions; black, gray, and white;
13.5x22)
.49 circular vignette of mother holding baby
in bathroom, with shelves of bath things flanking the vignette (signed E.
Cooke; black, gray, and white; 20.25x14)
.50 boy and girl with toys, a shaped vignette
(signed E. C., with printing instructions; black, gray, and white; 22x14)
.51 baby splashing in bathtub (signed E. C.,
with printing instructions; black, gray, and white; 11x14);
On back: very rough pencil sketch of
same scene
.52 woman puts shawl on elderly woman sitting
by fire while a man looks on (signed Edna Cooke; black, gray, and white;
19.75x14)
.53a-c prints for cover of The Ladies Home Journal, June 1920 issue, depicting two children
skipping in front of a house (includes name Edna Cooke; .53a is mounted on
cardboard, .53b is mounted with magazine title, .53c is the actual magazine
cover)
.54 one page with two prints from The Iris, a publication of the
Philadelphia High School for Girls, both with initials EC
.55a-b cover for “Christmas Bulletin of the Best
Books of 1932,” [Brentano’s catalog,] signed Edna Cooke (one copy mounted, the
other not) [see also .354-.356]
.56 Baker and
Reverse side: another illustration
by Cooke and an illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (see also .57) [see also .354-.356]
.57 Baker and
.58 book jacket for Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, published
by Cupples & Leon Co., with illustration by Edna Cooke
.59a-b book jacket for Magic for Marigold, by L. M. Montgomery, published by Stokes;
illustration signed Edna Cooke Shoemaker (.59a is mounted, .59b is loose)
.60 book jacket for Pat of Silver Bush, by L. M. Montgomery, published by Stokes;
illustration signed Edna Cooke
.61 printed cover for an unidentified
publication, possibly a book catalog, signed Edna Cooke
.62 scenes for “Betty Butterick in
.63 scenes for “Betty Butterick in
.64 scenes for “Betty Goes to
.65 scenes for “Betty in the Swiss Alps,” as
published in The Delineator, July
1922, signed E. Cooke; the scenes could be mounted on cardboard and then cut
out
.66a-b scenes for “Betty Butterick goes to
.67 scenes for the Betty Butterick series,
“Christmas Day in
[appeared in The Delineator, December 1921 – see Col.
121, acc. 74x438.367a]
.68 part of book jacket for Stories by Juliana Horatia Ewing,
pictures by Edna Cooke, published by Duffield, illustration signed Edna Cooke
.69 sheet with two printed illustrations (“I
likes him, and he’ll like me” and “The picture book was almost as much his as
mine.”), from Stories by Juliana Horatia
Ewing, published by Duffield, illustrations signed Edna Cooke
.70 sheet with two printed illustrations
(“This is red bergamot. Smell it.” and “Away
went Lollo … away went Spitfire, mad with the rapture of the race.”), from Stories by Juliana Horatia Ewing,
published by Duffield, illustrations signed Edna Cooke
.71 sheet with two printed illustrations (“Good
evening, my little dear, said she.” and “This was a proper Christmas indeed.”),
from Stories by Juliana Horatia Ewing,
published by Duffield, illustrations signed Edna Cooke
.72 sheet with a printed illustration (“When
I looked up, I saw the old squire coming toward me and storming and shaking his
fist at
.73 sheet with two printed illustrations (“What
could be lovelier, what more perfect, than the six exquisite dolls, each more
beautiful than her sister.” and “I’ve some one else here to kiss you, Wee
Janet, he said.”), from Stories by Mrs.
Molesworth, published by Dial Press (1935), illustrations by Edna Cooke
.74 a print of “I’ve some one else here to
kiss you, Wee Janet, he said.”, from Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth, but without a caption
.75 sheet with printed illustration “No
sooner was she seated than off flew the work box, away, away.” from Stories by Mrs. Molesworth, published by
Dial Press (1935), illustrations by Edna Cooke (see also .185, in map case)
.76 a print of “No sooner was she seated than
off flew the work box, away, away.” from Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth, but without a caption
.77 figures for “
.78 figures for the story of “Aladdin and the
Wonderful Lamp,” as printed in McCall’s
Magazine, September 1922, signed Edna Cooke (the figures were meant to be
pasted onto cardboard and then cut out)
.79 figures for “
.80 figures for “Little Women,” as printed in
McCall’s Magazine, November 1922,
signed Edna Cooke (the figures were meant to be pasted onto cardboard and then
cut out)
.81 sheet with four printed illustrations,
two of which (“He even ventured, when no eye was fixed upon him, to taste the
beverage.” and “He told them long stories of ghost, witches, and Indians.”) are
definitely from Rip van Winkle, as
published by Lippincott, 1923; of the other two, one is probably an
illustration for a story about Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, and the
other shows 18the century figures singing in a church; all signed Edna Cooke
.82 page from The Ladies Home Journal, February 1920, “Furnishing the Sun Porch:
Some New and Interesting Color Schemes: by Edna Cooke”
.83 page from The Ladies Home Journal, March 1920, “Using Bright Colors Indoors:
Color Schemes and Original Designs by Beatrice Doane Craig,” with drawings by Edna Cooke
.84 illustrated heading for “What Reading
Does for Children,” as printed in Ladies’
Home Journal, no date; although not signed, the figures of Heidi and Long
John Silver are almost identical to those known to be done by Edna Cooke
.85 print of an illustration by Edna Cook,
showing children falling from a blossoming tree [this was the cover for The Ladies Home Journal, April 1920]
(see also .187, in map case)
.86 portfolio, which held the contents of
folder 4
Folder 1: magazine cover
.92a-b original artwork for cover for The Ladies Home Journal, August 1920,
signed Edna Cooke (children and mermaids playing in waves); includes a label
for Third Annual Exhibitions, May 2-10, Phila. Art Week Association
.17 drawing in Celtic style, with figures
labeled “King” and “Laborer” (?), initialed ECS; with note: “This is the way
the early Celtic story of the willow might have been pictured.” (color, 14.25x11.5)
.18 woman talking to man wearing winged
helmet, initialed ECS, with note: “The ancient tale of a [illegible] baron lord
comes with the forget-me-not.” (Black
and white 23x14.25)
.19 elderly woman and young girl in garden,
picking flowers, initialed ECS, with note: jacket and cover design (color;
23x14.25) [see also .237]
.87 man praying, airplanes, fields, and a
frieze depicting the arts behind him, Art Deco buildings to his right and left,
and waves in front of him (black and white; 15x11.5)
.88 boy looking at a clown and a circus lady
on a horse, with caption “His First Love”;
On back: partial illustration of a
garden;
Both illustrations in color; 17x20,
bad tear
These items are
found in the scrapbook:
Two copies of The News (newspaper printed in
Cover of The Ladies Home Journal, April 1920,
signed Edna Cooke (for description, see .85 above);
Cover of Leslie’s Weekly, December 3, 1921, with
an illustration entitled “When the Wind says, ‘come, let’s play!’” signed Edna
Cooke;
Photos of
marionette shows, “Stories which may have made history”;
Book jacket for Mother Goose (Cupples & Leon Co.),
with illustrations for “Hush-a-bye, Baby” and “Little Miss Muffet”;
Cover of The Ladies Home Journal, August 1920,
signed Edna Cooke (children and mermaids playing in waves);
Illustrations
from Heidi: Heidi and Peter with
goats; “How beautiful it is, cried Heidi”; “Heidi began a tour of inspection”;
“Heidi sat down in a little chair”; “Heidi drew up her stool to Granny’s side”;
“Clara lay looking at the stars”;
Illustrations
from Hans Brinker: “Gretel on her
stilts”; “The scene seemed fairly alive”; “Hans was clever at carving in wood”;
“The door slowly opened” [scene with Saint Nicholas]; “Skating slowly, the boys
and girls moved forward”; “Good-night, they cried”; “There was a movement upon
the bed”;
Book jacket for East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon;
Eight uncaptioned
illustrations for East o’ the Sun and West
o’ the Moon;
Book jacket and
six illustrations for Stories by Mrs.
Molesworth: “They were sliding down the branches of the tree in all
directions”; “Round and round in moving circles, twisted and untwisted, the
brilliant band of butterflies”; “It’s a royal salute, said the cuckoo”; “So
Floss and Carrots ate their bread and milk in undiminished curiosity”; “Then
this must be the way, said Floss”; plus the cover illustration, showing a boy
and girl outside a gate, with a nurse on the other side
.91 “suggested plan for the
ITEMS IN MAP
CASES:
Map Case B, drawer 1:
Folder 1: original illustrations for Stories by Mrs. Molesworth
.173 “’It’s a royal salute,’ said the Cuckoo.” (girl and cuckoo walking up steps while
Chinese men bow to them; signed E. Cooke, frontispiece) (color; 12.5x18, matted
to 19.75x30)
.174 “Round and round in moving circles, twisted
and untwisted, the brilliant band of butterflies” (girl on stump with bird and
butterflies; signed Cooke, opposite p. 72) (color; 12.5x18, matted to 20x30)
.185 “No sooner was she seated than off flew the
work box, away, away.” (girl in work box, with spools, flying in the air,
opposite p. 304); (color; 12.5x18, matted to 20x30) (see also .75)
Map Case B, drawer 1:
Folder 2: original illustrations for Moon Lady
Series (see also
.176 mother sitting under tree, with baby on lap
and children around her, believed to be part of Moon Lady series (name Edna A.
Cooke and her address are on back; color, oval image, 14.5x21 on 20x27 board)
.177 same children as in .176 walking, a cat is
with them, tree and birds in background (name Edna A. Cooke and her address are
on back; color, round image, 17.75 in diameter, on 20x26 board)
.178 girl standing on moon, which is behind a
tree (same image as .20; name Edna A. Cooke and her address are on back; color,
semicircular image, 17.25.x11.25 on 20x26.75 board)
.179 Woman holding children in crescent moon,
with other children swinging from it. (same image as .22; ; name Edna A. Cooke and
her address are on back; color, circular image, 17.5. in diameter, mounted on
22x28.25 board)
.180 Woman in crescent moon with lots of babies,
older children standing below the moon (related image is .32; ; name Edna A.
Cooke and her address are on back; color, circular image, 17.25 in diameter,
mounted on 20.5x25.75 paper);
On back: pencil sketch of a an
elf(?) and an owl
Map Case B, drawer 1:
Folder 3: original illustrations for Mother Goose
.181 elderly woman, almost undoubtedly Mother
Goose, sitting under a tree, surrounded by children, including Little Bo-Peep
and Little Miss Muffet (color, signed E. Cooke; 11.5x19 mounted on slightly
larger board) [note: the collection includes a photo of Edna Cooke sitting at
an easel holding this illustration];
On back: mostly a pencil sketch of
children and animals at edge of pond, with yellow sun
(drawing is torn and part is
missing)
.182 boy and girl riding flying geese, with
upper body of another figure also in mid-air; similar to the frontispiece for Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes (New York:
Cupples & Leon, 1930) (color, signed E. Cooke; widest dimension:14x18.5
mounted on 22x28 board)
Map Case B, drawer 1:
Folder 4: original illustrations for Rip van Winkle
and Legend of Sleepy Hollow
.183a-b old man being followed by children,
probably the frontispiece (“A troop of strange children ran at his heels”) for Rip van Winkle (Philadelphia and London:
J.B. Lippincott, 1923) (color, signed E. Cooke, 14.5x20 on 20x30 board);
includes a label for the
Third Annual Exhibitions, Phila. Art Week Association, with name Mrs. Edna
Cooke Shoemaker, and title “illust. From Rip Van Winkle”
.184 man, possibly Ichabod Crane, teaching
school, in a scene from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (color, signed Edna
Cooke; 13x18 mounted on 20x30 board)
Map Case B, drawer 1:
Folder 5: assorted original illustrations
.186 mother and children in garden, next to
pergola, near sundial (black, white, gray; signed E. Cooke; greatest
dimensions: 21.5x9, on 28x20 paper)
.187 children falling from a blossoming tree
(color, cover for The Ladies Home Journal,
April 1920; signed E. Cooke, 14.5x19.25 mounted on 20x30 board) (see also .85)
.188 Old Year and New Year (old man and baby),
and a circle full of babies (color, signed Edna Cooke, 22x28)
Map Case B, drawer 2:
Folder 1: original illustrations for Biblical scenes
.189 Creation Story: “They heard the voice of
the Lord God, walking in the garden in the cool of the day”; with symbols
(black, red, yellow; 30x20)
Note: sticky stuff around edges of
board
.190 Noah’s
Note: sticky stuff around edges of
board
.191 “And they went forth from
.192 the story of infancy and boyhood of Moses,
on one panel (colored, 30x20) (see also .198-.202)
Map Case B, drawer 2:
Folder 2: original illustrations of Biblical scenes
.193 “David playing before Saul” (black and
yellow; 24x18 mounted on 28x22 board) (see also .194)
.194 David playing for Saul, very similar to
.193 above (black and gold, 30x20)
.195 “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” (blue, red, and
ecru; 24x18 mounted on 28x22 board)
.196 “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in
all generations. For a thousand years in
they sight are but as yesterday when it is past. Psalm XC”
(vignettes of advances in communication and writing, with note: “end
paper – printed in brown on cream paper”; 30x20)
.197a-b illustration of planets, clouds,
lightning bolts, haloed figure reading a book, and a frieze of men from 17th
century back through the centuries to ancient
Map Case B, drawer 2:
Folder 3: curtains and living room backdrop
.207 red velvet curtain covering a piece of
board, probably used for marionette shows (30x20)
.208 black velvet curtain framing a print of a
sailing ship, with three-dimensional sails (ship not drawn by Edna Cooke
Shoemaker), probably used for marionette shows (30x20)
.209 painted backdrop, probably used for
marionette shows: living room decorated for Christmas, with orange velvet
curtains; not signed, but undoubtedly by ECS (30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 3:
Folder 1: signs
.210 “The Rose Tree Marionettes Present”:
drawing of a stage with puppets, signed Edna Cooke and initialed ECS (black and
white but discolored; 20x13);
On back: rough sketch of a puppet
theater
.211 a small puppet stage with the heading “The
Rose Tree Marionettes” (color, 20x30)
.212 sign for the “Rose Tree Dancers,” with
heading “Merrie
Map Case B, drawer 3:
Folder 2: backdrops for marionette show: “Peter Rabbit”
.213a cold frame (color, 7.25x3.75)
.213b picket fence section (color, 19x17)
.213c stone wall section (color, 30x20)
.213d Mr. MacGregor’s garden (color, 30x20)
.213e entrance to the Rabbits, home (color, 30x20)
.213f the Rabbits’ burrow (color, 30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 3:
Folder 3: backdrops for marionette show: “Goldilocks
and the Three Bears”
.214a outside of the Bears’ home, in a forest, with
bee skeps (color, 30x20)
.214b inside of Bears’ home, with portraits of the
Bears (color, 30x20)
.214c inside of Bears’ home, with stairs and clock
(color, 30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 3:
Folder 4: backdrops for marionette show: “Sleeping
Beauty” and French drop curtain
.215a opening backdrop for “The Sleeping Beauty,”
from
.215b court scene, with fountain and castle in
background (color, 30x20)
.215c attic room, with strings of dried herbs and
flowers, spider webs, and books (color, 30x20)
.215d white tree with colorful birds, in a forest
(color, 30x20)
Note: found with Sleeping Beauty
backdrops, but is probably not related to them
.216 French drop curtain, with cupids (color,
30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 3:
Folders 5-6: backdrops for marionette show: Mother
Goose
Note: the
backdrops in folders 5-6 were in a folder labeled “Mother Goose: Crooked Man,
Simple Simon, Rock-a-bye Baby, Sing a Song of Sixpence, King of Hearts, Ride a
Cock Horse, Miss Muffit [sic], Cake Walk.”
However, there were not backdrops for all these.
.217a Mother Goose Marionettes, similar to cover
illustration for Mother Goose’s Nursery
Rhymes (New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1930, which was illustrated by
Edna Cooke Shoemaker) (color, 30x20)
.217b crooked house, for “There was a Crooked Man”
(color, 30x20)
.217c people at a fair, probably for “Simple Simon
(color, 30x20)
.217d-e trees and castle backdrop for “Rock
a Bye Baby” (see illustration in Mother
Goose’s Nursery Rhymes, opposite p. 295)
(color, 30x20)
.217f King of Hearts backdrop: canopy over cards
for king and queen of hearts (color, 30x20)
.217g “Rock a Cock-horse to Banbury Cross” (see
illustration in Mother Goose’s Nursery
Rhymes, opposite p. 302) (color,
30x20)
.217h “Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet” (see
illustration in Mother Goose’s Nursery
Rhymes, opposite p. 151) (color,
30x20)
.217i backdrop for unknown nursery rhyme (although
possibly for King of Hearts), with two niches and floral designs (color, 30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folder 1: backdrops for marionette show: Christmas
.218a backdrop with castle, Christmas trees, toy
soldiers, a doll (color, 30x20)
.218b outside of Santa Claus house and workshop
(color, 30x20)
.218c street scene in snow (color, 30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folders 2-4: backdrops and drawings for marionette
show: “St. George and the Dragon”
.219a room in a castle or a chapel (color, 30x20)
.219b outside of a castle (color, 30x20) – note: badly flaking, in box on shelf
.219c ramparts of a castle (color, 30x16.5);
On back: pencil sketch of ramparts
.219d Gothic tracery for a chapel or room in a
castle (shades of white, 30x20)
.219e lake scene, with leafless trees (color,
30x20)
.219f princess primping, assisted by ladies, with
rose trellis in background (color, 23x14 on 30x20 board)
.219g “unicorn tapestry,” also with deer, dogs,
birds, and lots of flowers
.219h two drawings for “St. George and the Dragon”:
king leading princes, while courtiers follow behind them; and king walking away
from princess, while St. George guards her (black and white, 23x14.5 on 30x20 board)
.219i St. George battles dragon, while princess
prays for him (signed Edna Cooke Shoemaker; color, 23.25x14 on 25x17 board)
.219j two scenes in one: princess leads dragon
while St. George follows behind; king welcomes back princess, while St. George
kneels at their feet (color, 25x17 on 29.75x20 board)
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folder 5: backdrops for marionette shows:
unidentified
.220 blue sky backdrop, with “diamonds” for
stars (blue cloth, 30x20);
On back: pencil sketch for trees
.221 two castles on hills in background; trees,
meadow (color, 30x20)
.222 angel figure (color, 7x14)
.223 angels in a v-shape formation (color,
30x22.5)
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folder 6: miscellaneous backdrops, figures, signs
.224 sign advertising a show to be held at
.225 sign advertising “Mother Goose” and “The
Three Bears,” to be held at
.226 figures, with sticks in back of them,
including Mother Goose(?), a troll, a giant, a fairy or elf, pigs, mermaids, an
old man, and a figure with a long white beard (color, 22.5x19.25, with sticks)
.227 figures, with sticks in back of them,
mostly elves and fairies (color, 19.5x20.25, with sticks)
.228 backdrop with exotic flora (color, 30x20)
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folder 7: miscellaneous items
.229 poster prepared by The Horn Book Magazine, 1939, with illustrations of horn books,
mounted on larger board
.230 halo, or possibly a sun
.231 gold paper
.232 black board with white mushrooms painted on
it
.233a-b magazine story, mostly
illustrations, about works by Giotto, telling the story of Christ, mounted on
two boards, but most of the items have become detached from the boards
Map Case B, drawer 4:
Folder 8: Toy Theaters
[not numbered] 18 sheets of 19th century
characters, scenery, and props, plus one toy theater; all sheets were printed
in
8 sheets of
reproduction toy museums from Pollock’s Toy Theatres and Toy Museum, including
a calendar for 1969; scenes for “Harlequinade,” “Cinderella,” and “Aladdin”;
and two sheets of the Reddington Theatre, plus two sheets of instructions for
putting said theater
Folder on shelf (warped boards): Story of Moses (see
also .192)
.198 I.
Pharaoh’s daughter in a boat on the
.199 II. “And her maidens walked along by the
river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she her to fetch it”
(Pharaoh’s daughter finds Moses among the rushes) (color, 24x18 mounted on
30x20 board)
.200 III. “And when she had opened it, she saw
the child….” (Pharaoh’s daughter looks at Moses in the basket, and his sister
approaches the princess.) (color, 24x18 mounted on 30x20 board)
.201 IV. “And the maid went and called the
child’s mother….” (Pharaoh’s daughter gives Moses to his mother to nurse)
(color, 24x18 mounted on 30x20 board)
.202 V. “And the child grew and she brought him
unto Pharaoh’s daughter….” (Moses’ mother returns him to the princess) (color,
24x18 mounted on 30x20 board)
Volumes on shelf:
.107 19th century scrapbook, kept by
unknown person; includes prints and engravings, mostly black and white
.108 19th century photograph album of
Cooke family, inscribed with names Geo. A. Cooke and Carrie B. Cooke. Includes cartes de visite and tintypes, many
identified, of members of the Cooke family.
Of especial interest are a tintype of George A. Cooke in Federal uniform
labeled as taken “near
.358 photograph album, most of the photos show
the Shoemaker children as babies and young children; also includes photos from
what may be a “crossing the line” ceremony on a ship; also includes a few 19th
century photos (about 105 photos, plus a few post cards, greeting cards, and a
church program) [note: loose items from this album are in a folder in Box 10]
To conservation: 08x27.90 – illustration for Rip van Winkle (13.5 inches wide by 18
inches tall, mounted on a larger board)
Books illustrated by Edna Cooke (Shoemaker):
This may not be a
comprehensive list. Books are in
alphabetical order by author’s surname.
Edna Cooke Shoemaker also did
illustrations for magazines, but there is no list of what she did. It is known that she did the covers for the
April, June, and August 1920 issues of Ladies
Home Journal and the cover for the Dec. 3, 1921, issue of Leslie’s Weekly. Some of her other magazine illustrations are
found in this collection (see especially
Curtis, Alice Turner. A
Little Maid of
Dasent, G. W. East o’
the Sun and West o’ the Moon.
Dodge, Mary Mapes. Hans
Brinker, or the Silver Skates.
Dodge, Mary Mapes. Hans
Brinker, or the Silver Skates.
Eager, Harriet Ide. Tommy
Tiptoe.
Fryer, Jane Eayre. Our
Home and Personal Duty.
Fryer, Jane Eayre. Stories
of Everyday Wonders.
Grady, William E., et
al. Childhood
Readers.
Gray, Violet Gordon. Margery Morris in the Pine Woods.
Molesworth, Mrs. Stories
by Mrs. Molesworth.
Molesworth, Mrs. The
Cuckoo Clock and Other Stories.
Montgomery, L. M. Pat of Silver Bush.
Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes.
Spyri, Johanna. Heidi. Translated by Helen B. Dole.
Spyri, Johanna. Heidi. Translated by Shirley Watkins.