Sketchbook containing preliminary drawings for the oil paintings 'The Heart of the Rose' (1889-93) and 'The Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness', and for the bronze bas-reliefs 'The Nativity' and 'The Entombment' for the tomb of William Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle (1808-1889), designs for the decoration of the grand piano for the artist's friend William Graham (1879-80), together with designs for stained glass and for fan-mounts and other decorative motifs. 118 pages (others missing) of metallic surfaced paper, full-bound in green leather, metal clasp, with a pocket in the back cover and an almanac for the year 1874 pasted in. Inscribed by the artist with colour notes etc.