Leighton, Clare, 1898-1989

Circular drawing of final image (reversed).

Four large sketches: three depict what look like lines (ropes), the top shrouded with fabric, the middle unknown, the bottom strung with doughnut-shaped floats. The top and bottom sketches represent parts of the rigging that appear in the right-most portion of the tool assembly (in the foreground of the image). Sketch of a barrel tied with cord in upper right corner.

Three rough sketches: two circular sketches with basic composition of the woodcut (incomplete); to the right, a barrel with handles. Beneath, a list of objects Leighton considered for tool assembly in the foreground: "flag [?] & floats, kegs, cod, trawl [?], fork, knife, anchor, sea claw." All but the first and last items are crossed out.

Cod: very fine, detailed full-page drawing of a cod.

Sketch of a knife and a three-pronged fork. Labeled "knife" and "fork."

Two pieces of paper taped together. On one page, the long, hooked pole used by the cod fishers to move the cod, here labeled "galt" or "gatt" [?]. Beneath, a bundle of cord labeled "light and binding cord." On the other sheet, an image of an anchor.

Very light, rough circular drawing of the overall composition. Labeled "Cranberrying" in upper right corner.

Circular, slightly blurry image representing the composition of the final image (but in reverse).

A circular drawing of the final image (in reverse). Beneath, two smaller circular drawings. Matted with a rectangular window for the large drawing, and octagonal windows for the smaller ones.

Detailed sketch of a barn with a fish-shaped weather vane on the roof. The bottom right corner of the page is cut away.

Six large sketches, clockwise from upper left: cranberry scoop, sprig of cranberries, cranberry rake with a long handle, cranberry scoop, two-pronged pitchfork, sprig of cranberry flowers. The drawings of the cranberry plant and flowers are on separate pieces of paper that have been taped into windows in this sheet. The bottom right scoop, labeled "cranberry picker", has also been taped over the page.

Seven large sketches of cranberrying equipment, including a small hand-held scoop, a paddle of some sort, two rods, a cylindrical ring/bucket, etc.

Rough sketch of figures harvesting cranberries in a hilly landscape, with some piled boxes in the center. One figure at the top seems to be waving his hand up, while a large cluster of people occupy the upper right portion.

Eight sketches of figures in varying degrees of completion. At upper left corner, a standing figure with hands on his hips. The other figures are in various kneeling positions, except one who is only visible from torso upward.

Large pile of cranberrying baskets on the left side of the page, with smaller sketches of cranberrying baskets scattered around. Burn hole in the bottom right corner.

Six figures (plus one group of three figures in bottom right) in various poses. Includes 2 sketches of men carrying boxes of cranberries, figures kneeling to scoop up cranberries, etc.

Landscape with long curving hills and a forested background. Piles of cranberry boxes visible in the middle distance. Resembles (in reverse) the landscape in the left portion of the final print.

Circular compositional study, labeled "Farming." In the upper right, a smaller circular study. At bottom is noted: "8 or 16 more [?] film".

A circular design for the overall plate. Almost identical to final image and rendered in detail, except the reaper's hands are left undrawn and the grain cradle is a rougher sketch.

Depictions of three different tools, labeled, from left to right: harpoon fork for hay, flail, and mortising axe.