Contributor |
Van Ingen & Snyder, engraver. |
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American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
Title |
ASSU Illustration 5835 |
Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of two girls in an outdoor scene. |
Date |
[between 1853 and 1871?] |
Physical description |
1 wood block ; 7.4 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm. |
Notes |
Block numbered in one place: 5835, block also numbered 47, now defaced. |
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Image of two girls gathering something liquid into a vessel [?] |
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Illustration appears in Seeds for young sowers (Philadelphia, 1893?). Caption of illustration -- "The children's call." |
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Illustration also appears in The Book of one hundred and ninety stories (Philadelphia, 1893?), p. 48. This title was listed
in the American Sunday-School Union catalogue for 1893. Caption of illustration -- "He never dries up."
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Signed in reverse: Van Ingen Snyder [i.e. Van Ingen & Snyder] |
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Tape (inscribed “Van In…Snyder”) -- side of block. |
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Van Ingen & Snyder, a partnership between William H. Van Ingen and Henry M. Snyder, was active between 1853 and 1871. |
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Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper. |
Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
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Wood engraving (Process) |
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End-grain blocks. |
Subject |
Christian life. |
Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 11 |