| Contributor |
Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869, engraver. |
|
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 6994 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a man and a woman inside a house, looking outside. |
| Date |
[between 1861 and 1876?] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 8.9 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 6994. |
|
Image of a man and a woman looking out of a house into a yard or garden; the woman looks through an open window, and the man
seems to lean out of what may be a Dutch door.
|
|
Signed: Longacre [i.e. James B. Longacre?] |
|
“N.J. Wemmer & Son. 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.
|
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 29 |
