Block numbered in two places: 8532., Image of a plant., “R. E. Funston. Phila. I Pa.” – Back of block. Robert E. Funston is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1879 to 1883.
Block numbered in two places: 719 ; another number on side of block has been defaced., Image of an unidentified flower., Housed with fragment of another stereotype., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Block numbered in two places: 8454., Image of an unidentified flower., "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.
Block numbered in two places: 7859., Image of a flower with roots. Also depicted is the flower in bloom and in bud., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in two places: 7891., Image of an unidentified flower, in close-up and distant, along with depictions of the flower’s buds open and closed., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 6575, also 378 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of flowering plants (mustard plants?) in long grass., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper., “Mustard Plant” – Inscribed on side of block.
Block numbered in three places: 7870., Image of an unidentified flower, with details of the buds., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 1756., Image of an unidentified flower, with blossom or fruit., "Branston" -- stamped on side of block. Note: at least two engravers named Branston worked in London in the 19th century., Block damaged: wood base has ca. 1 cm. loss in height.
Block numbered in one place: 4924., Image of a flower in a natural setting., “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.
Block numbered in four places: 6999., Image of a woman, a boy, and a girl, surrounded by plants in what appears to be a greenhouse; the girl looks up at the woman while the woman and boy look at a potted plant on a step shelf., "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., Illustration appears in Child's world, vol. 8, no. 9 (May 1869), p.1.
Block numbered in two places: 7976., Image of a blooming flower in the foreground, and a tree in the background., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in at least one place: 5284., Image of a single hydrangea., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” [?] -- Back of block, but mostly obscured by the paper. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856., Illustration appears in Rhymes for the nursery (Philadelphia, 1865), p. 51, Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in two places: 9740., Image of stylized ferns and flowers, possibly lilacs., "V. Grottenthaler Co., Phila, PA."--Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876.
Block numbered in one place: 9340., Image of a tall unidentified flower, with an unidentified bird perched on the stalk., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 7677., Image of a single rose., Illustration appears in The Union primer, or, First book for children... (Philadelphia, between 1875 and 1893?), p. 7., "V. Grot…, 40…"--Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876.
Block numbered in two places: 7592., Image of a rose in bloom, with several other buds on the plant., "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.
L-shaped block numbered in two places: 2210, also 1359 on small adhesive label on back of block, and 3210 inscribed on back of block., Image of a woman descending stairs and carrying a bucket in each hand; she turns toward a boy who sits with an open book atop a trellis-like structure, which runs across the inner edge of the block and has a few long, large curling vines and what appear to either trailing flowers or bunches of fruit.
Block numbered in one place: 9295, also 1827 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of two small girls in the middle of a diamond-shaped frame; the smaller girl wears a bonnet and a muffler; the taller girl wears a hat and a fur-trimmed ankle-length coat, and carries a folded parasol or umbrella in one hand and a book in the other; they are outside in a sparsely-vegetated area, but around the frame is elaborate decoration, including several types of large flowers, butterflies, vines, and geometric shapes. In the style of Kate Greenaway., Block damaged: Minor damage to side of block., Signed: J Dalziel sc. [i.e. John Dalziel]; AR [possibly Arthur Rackham?]., “V. Grottenthaler Phila.” –Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1867 to 1876., “John Dalziel, 1009 Arch St. Philad’a.” – Back of block .
