Details
Contributor Van Ingen & Snyder, engraver.
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name.
American Sunday-School Union, former owner.
Title ASSU Illustration 7547
Alternate title Woodblock for printing an illustration of a boy and a girl outside, possibly picking fruits or vegetables.
Date [between 1861 and 1871?]
Physical description 1 wood block ; 10.1 x 7.5 x 2.3 cm.
Notes Block numbered in two places: 7547, also 1672 on small adhesive label on back of block.
Image of a boy and a girl outdoors on rocky terrain; the boy wears a small cap and carries a basket with both hands, and turns toward a smaller girl, who knees or stands behind him, holding something in an outstretched hand.
Signed; VIS [i.e. Van Ingen & Snyder]; Van Ingen & Snyder, a partnership between William H. Van Ingen and Henry M. Snyder, was active between 1853 and 1871.
“N.J. Wemmer 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.
Subject Boys.
Girls.
Call number ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 23