| Contributor |
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 5430 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of an outdoor scene with a moose in the foreground. |
| Date |
[between 1848 and 1856?] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 7.4 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 5430, with “4” printed over defaced second digit in both places, also 5330 inscribed faintly
in one place.
|
|
Image of an outdoor scene with a moose standing in the foreground on rocky terrain; three wigwams with chimneys emitting smoke
are in the distance, and several people and a dog stand near them; two bare and fairly branchless trees are to the side of
the image, and mountains are visible in the distance; an arc reaches across the block horizontally, possibly indicating the
horizon or a rainbow.
|
|
“N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia
city directories from 1848 to 1856.
|
|
Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 13 no. 16 (1874), p. 3. |
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Wigwams. |
|
Moose. |
|
Mountains. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 22 |
