Landscape drawing with industrial buildings including possibly a water treatment plant, with horse-drawn wagon and horses in foreground, pencil on wove paper, signed bottom right Paulus Roetter, no date, 4 inches by 7 1/2 inches
Drawing of the figure of Gunther standing on a low platform, with his proper left hand on the hilt of his sword; writing on the reverse of the image shows through the sheet. Ink on wove paper, not signed or dated, 5 1/2 inches by 4 3/4 inches
Design for a card or bookplate with hunting motifs in an oval layout around the edges of the card, including a mounted deer head, two trees, a dead duck and rabbit hanging from the tree, a dog looking up at the deer, a rifle, a horn, and other accessories. Pencil on wove paper, not signed or dated, 2 3/4 inches by 4 inches
11/8-inch round, pin back button with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in a white circle on gold with an eagle overhead and two American flags below. Button has paper back label with St. Louis Button Co., St. Louis and Allied Printing Trades Council 3, Newark (N.J.).
The Shopmaker Collection contains over three thousand items ranging from a George Washington token dated 1789 to buttons and textiles endorsing candidates in the 2008 election. The variety of objects reflects the changing tastes of the American public and the available production technologies, ranging from 19th century brass jewelry and clothing buttons embossed with candidate's names and party
Drawing of two buildings identified as the 1st Ward Engine House and Jail, drawing is mounted on another sheet of paper, pencil on wove paper, signed indistinctly, no date, 3 inches by 3 3/4 inches
Drawing of a large complex of buildings with tall central tower topped by a flag, with a smokestack behind, and facing a river where cattle graze and figures with fishing poles sit on the opposite bank. Pencil on wove paper, not signed or dated, 3 inches by 5 1/8 inches
Drawing of an urban plaza or market square with a central sculpture surrounded by city hall, with "Wittenberg" written below. Pencil on wove paper, not signed or dated, 4 inches by 3 1/4 inches
Drawing of farm scene with multiple figures engaged in tending gardens and farm animals, pencil on wove paper badly stained, not signed or dated, 3 3/4 inches by 5 3/4 inches
Drawing of man walking, using a walking stick, with a rack on his back carrying unidentified items. Pencil on wove paper, not signed or dated, 4 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches
Drawing of the head of a young man with inscription above about missionary work in Africa, dated 1835, Berlin; pencil on wove paper, unsigned, 4 3/4 inches x 3 3/8 inches