Details
Contributor Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name.
American Sunday-School Union, former owner.
Dacre, Henry, b. ca. 1820, engraver.
Title ASSU Illustration 6334
Alternate title Woodblock for printing an illustration of a large house.
Date [between 1861 and 1876?]
Physical description 1 wood block ; 8.8 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm.
Notes Block numbered in two places: 6334.
Image of a large house with several chimneys and two or three stories; the front of the house is covered by some ivy or moss, and has the address 1765; a man and a child stand in front of the door and a dog is visible on the grass; the house is surrounded by very tall trees and a few outlying wooden houses.
“N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876.
“Am.S.S.U” – Back of block in four places
“The Old Stone Farm Ho. Frontispiece ‘It was very old’ p 7 m.s.” – Inscribed on side of block.
Signed: HD [i.e., Henry Dacre?].
Genre Wood blocks (Printing blocks)
Wood engraving (Process)
End-grain blocks.
Subject Housing.
Call number ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 30