| Contributor |
Grottenthaler, Vincent, associated name. |
|
American Sunday-School Union, former owner. |
| Title |
ASSU Illustration 7124 |
| Alternate title |
Woodblock for printing an illustration of a couple talking to a man. |
| Date |
[not before 1869?] |
| Physical description |
1 composite wood block (in three sections) ; 8.7 x 6.8 x 2.3 cm. |
| Notes |
Block numbered in one place: 7124. |
|
Image of a couple talking to a man in a fenced-in yard. The man is holding a sign that says ‘Lot 10’, and there is a cat in
the background.
|
|
Illustration appears in "We" versus "I" (Philadelphia, between 1869 and 1893?), p. 14. This title was listed in the American
Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1869 to 1893. Caption of illustration -- "Well, Mr. Silas, so you are looking at your
new purchase."
|
|
"V. Grottenthaler, 402 Library St Phila." -- Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) at this
address in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876.
|
|
Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper. |
| Genre |
Wood blocks (Printing blocks) |
|
Wood engraving (Process) |
|
End-grain blocks. |
| Subject |
Christian life. |
| Call number |
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 9 |
