Contributor |
Scattergood & Howell, engraver. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
Title |
ASSU Illustration 8110 |
Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a chained man. |
Date |
[1852?] |
Physical description |
1 wood block ; 7.7 x 6.9 x 2.3 cm. |
Notes |
Block numbered in one place: 8110. |
|
Image of a man seated on what appears to be a block of stone, possible in a stone cell or outside a stone wall; one arm and
one leg are shackled and he leans his head on his hand; possibly a scene from Classical antiquity.
|
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Signed: Scattergood-Howell; the firm is listed in the Philadelphia city directory for 1852. |
Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
Subject |
Imprisonment. |
Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 29 |