| Contributor |
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 9470 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a man in a turban with a cat. |
| Date |
[s.a.] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 8.9 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 9470. |
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Image of a man wearing a turban and holding a thin staff; he wears layered clothing, including a tunic reaching to mid-calf,
a thick sash around the waist, and a cloak or shirt with loose sleeves; a small cat sits at the man’s side.
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Signed: EAH. |
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“A Koord and his Angora Cat.” – Inscribed on side of block. |
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“92 [obscured] Hair of [?]” – Inscribed on back of block. |
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Illustration appears in Home and work by the rivers of Eden (Philadelphia, 1888), p. 31. |
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
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Wood engraving (Process) |
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End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Men. |
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Kurds. |
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Iranians. |
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Cats. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 17 |
