| Contributor |
Snyder, Henry M., engraver |
|
Grottenthaler, Vincent, associated name. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 8364 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing and illustration of a woman handing flowers to a girl. |
| Date |
[between 1867 and 1876?] |
| Physical description |
1 composite wood block in 2 sections ; 10 x 7.6 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 8364, also 1100 on small adhesive label on back of block. |
|
Image of a woman bending to hand a small bunch of flowers to a girl; the woman holds a pair of scissors in her other hand,
and wears a bustled dress and a straw hat with a wide ribbon tied around it; the girl carries a basket and wears a small hat
with a ribbon tied around it; the pair appear to be in a garden or wooded area.
|
|
Signed: HM Snyder [i.e. Henry M. Snyder] |
|
“V Grottenthaler [?] Phila” – Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city
directories from 1867 to 1876.
|
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Girls. |
|
Women. |
|
Gardens. |
|
Flowers. |
|
Posies. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 16 |
