| Contributor |
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name. |
|
Van Ingen & Snyder, engraver. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 5902 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a man and two children. |
| Date |
[between 1853 and 1856?] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 7.7 x 6.3 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 5902. |
|
Image of a man talking to two children, a boy and a girl, in an interior setting. The boy appears to be holding a hammer [?]
and is handing something to the man.
|
|
Signed in reverse: Van Ingen-Snyder [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. |
|
“Flaw” -- inscribed on back of block. |
|
“N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” -- Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia
city directories from 1848 to 1856.
|
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Children. |
|
Christian life. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 11 |
