Details
Creator Orr, John William, 1815-1887 engraver.
Contributor McLenan, John, 1827-1866
Title [Scene from Northwood, or, life North and South] [graphic] / McLenan, John del ; Orr, J.W., N.Y., sc.
Publisher [New York: s.n]
Publisher NY. New York. 1852
Date [October 1852]
Physical Description 1 print: wood engraving; image 11 x 9 cm. (4.25 x 3.25 in)
Description Set in a lush grove on the bank of a river, lake, or pond, the vignette features a black man (presumably a slave), who helps a young white boy (most likely the son of his master) steady a fishing pole. The well-dressed boy sits on the knee of the barefoot slave.
Is part of Literary World New York: Osgood & Co., 1852.
Notes Vignette in a full-page advertisement for Sarah Hale's Northwood; or, Life North and South (New York: H. Long & Brother, 43 Ann-Street, [1852]), printed in The Literary World: a Gazette for Authors, Readers, and Publishers, edited by C.F. Hoffmann (New York: Osgood & Co., 1852), vol. 11, no. 299 (October 23, 1852), p. 272.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life
Subject Slavery -- United States -- Pictorial works -- 19th century.
Fishing.
Geographic subject United States -- Race relations.
Genre Wood engravings -- 1850-1860.
Periodical illustrations -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | *Per L 49.7 2478.Q v 11 n 299 p 272
Accession number 2478.Q