| Contributor |
Dacre, Henry, b. ca. 1820, engraver. |
|
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 6512 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a woman and a boy regarding overturned barrels with spilled contents. |
| Date |
[between 1861 and 1876?] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 8.7 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in one place: 6515, also 71 on small adhesive label on back of block. |
|
Image of a woman and a boy beside overturned barrels which have spilled what appear to be apples on the ground; the woman
gestures toward the barrels, perhaps scolding the boy, and the boy holds his hat in his hands; two buildings and a ladder
leaning against a tree are visible behind them.
|
|
Signed: H.D. [i.e., Henry Dacre?] |
|
“[N.J.] Wemmer [2]15 [Pear St. Phila]” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia
city directories from 1861 to 1876.
|
|
Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down piece of paper. |
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Women. |
|
Boys. |
|
Apples. |
|
Barrels. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 27 |
