| Contributor |
Wemmer, Nelson J., associated name. |
|
Van Ingen & Snyder, engraver. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 5845 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a little girl and a bird. |
| Date |
[not before 1848?] |
| Physical description |
1 wood block ; 7.5 x 6.1 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in two places: 5845, also numbered 58 in one place. |
|
Image of a little girl who appears to be staring sadly at a dead bird that is lying on a table next to a birdcage. Outdoor
setting, next to a garden shed and tools.
|
|
Illustration appears in The Little beggar-boy, or, Thou shalt not covet (Philadelphia, between 1867 and 1893?), p. 121. This
title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from March 1867 to at least 1893. Caption of illustration -- "Harry
had killed him!"
|
|
Signed in reverse: Vaningen-Snyder [i.e. Van Ingen & Snyder.] |
|
“…[unintelligible] Bird” -- inscribed on side 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 |
Birds. |
|
Animals. |
|
Children. |
|
Christian life. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 12 |
