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Low (Helen and Marjorie) Estate Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 2011-006
Identifier: 2011-006

Content Description

Second group of items selected from the home of Low sisters, Helen and Marjorie, at the request of their surviving sister and donor, Dorothy Low Brilliant. See Inventory below for details. See also, Accession 2011-005.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Dorothy and Ashleigh Brilliant in memory of Helen and Marjorie Low

Restrictions Apply

No

Extent

2 Linear Feet (in two record storage boxes)

1 Volumes

Inventory

1. (1) Painting by Oscar Coast, "Castle Rock at Sunset" 2. (1) Brown wooden humidor, 10"H x 14 1/2"W x 11 1/2"D - located in BV 211 3. (1) Small, light-brown camphor chest with brass handles and corners, 10 1/2"H x 24"W x 12 1/2"D. Contents include letters written at sea by Capt. Charles Low, Capt. Low's binoculars with case, and a sterling silver pitcher presented to Low by passengers in 1862. 4. (1) Large camphor chest of family porcelain and silverware, 18"H x 38" W x 19"D - located in BV 211 5. (1) Blue-green wooden box of Low Family photos, 12 x 18 1/2 x 12" 6. (1) Brown wooden chest with rope handles of Low Family photos, belonged to Capt. Low, 17 1/2 x 33 x 16 1/2" 7-8. (2) Boxes of photos and books 9. (1) Framed Low family photo 10. (1) Framed Victorian "shell art" work, 21 3/4 x 17" framed 11. (1) Floral still life painting by Frances Low, 26 3/4 x 15 1/2" framed 12. (1) Painted ceramic plate, "Priest's Leaf" by Francis Low, 1880, 9 3/8" diameter 13. (1) Painting by unidentified artist, "The Clipper Ship Samuel Russell at Sea," c.1860, oil on canvas, 26 x 38", 31 1/2 x 42" framed Items Listed in more detail for #7-8: 1955 hard cover "Hacienda Memories and Caravans of Thought" by Inés de la Guerra Dibblee, inscribed by the author to Miss Low Hard Cover "Queen Calafia's Island", by R. L Druffus 1965 Hard Copy " Santa Barbara, a guide to the City and its Environs", by California State Department of Education/ Writer's Project of the Work Projects Administration 1941 Hard Copy "Deep Water" by Pryce Mitchell 1933 Hard Copy "Mississippi West" by Charles Wilson Turner 1965 Soft Cover "African- Americans on the Central Coast", by Black Gold System Advisory Board / Photo Essay Project Task force/ Dorothy Brilliant, photo essay project chair, 1993 Soft Cover 'Sated Tories" The Story of the Whaling Fleets of San Francisco by Lloyd C.M Hare 1960 Soft Cover "Sea Beach Hotel and City of Santa Cruz" by J.E Poingdestre 1892 Soft Cover "The Long Road" Padre Serra's March to Saintly Honors by Maynard J. Geiger, O.F.M. 1957 Soft Cover Montecito Magazine, Volume V1, #1 Spring 1986 Soft Cover Montecito Magazine, Volume V111, #2 Fall 1988 Soft Cover Montecito Magazine, Volume 1X, #1, Spring 1989