Block numbered in two places: 352., Image of a decorative frame, with drapery and floral elements, surrounding a bookcase., Block has an open space for printed type., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Collection title devised by cataloger., Contents: [1] Combined initials AA through CG, printed in green and blue ink -- [2] Combined initials CH through ES, printed in green and blue ink -- [3] Renaissance alphabet letters A through I -- [4] Renaissance alphabet letters J through R, which appeared as leaf 27 in v. 1 of Bergling's Art monograms and lettering, 5th ed. (Chicago 1912) -- [5] Renaissance alphabet letters S through Z (letter U/V torn off), which appeared as leaf 28 in v. 1 of Bergling's Art monograms and lettering, 5th ed. (Chicago 1912) -- [6] Monogram ESA inside ornamental border, which appeared as leaf 29 in v. 2 of Bergling's Art monograms and lettering, 5th ed. (Chicago 1912)., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Bergling, J. M. (John Mauritz), 1866-1933
Date
[191-?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll. Doret Letter designs 111894.O (Doret)
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 .
