Wall paper printing block (2)
Classification:
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Fruitwood, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/8 × 10 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (53.7 × 26.7 × 4.4 cm)
Description:
One of two laminated wooden printing blocks for wallpaper, each with a pattern of floral garlands, swags, and bows carved in relief out of fruitwood applied to pine board backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1924.124a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32689
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Cylinder shaped wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with six-pointed star motif carved in relief on printing face.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman, 1921
Object Number:
Z.1869
Marks:
typewritten: on paper affixed to top: "Printer's block / found in Potts- / ville, Pa. by / E. H. Sauer. / Presented by Mr. / Samuel V. Hoffman / [Ja]n. 13, 1920[sic]."
handwritten in ink: on paper tag found with object: "JAN 13 1921 / S. V. HOFFMAN"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
32686
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 in. ( 21.9 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with all over pattern of leaves carved in relief on printing face; two indentations carved on edges of reverse to facilitate gripping by hand.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.1872
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "2561 / Fr."
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
32602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 14 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Irregularly shaped wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with stylized floral design with concentric circles and scalloped border formed by metal strips driven edgewise into top of block.
Object Number:
Z.1879
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32530
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7 1/8 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 18.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden printing block with Gothic letters in relief on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman, 1921
Object Number:
Z.1860
Marks:
typewritten: on strip of paper affixed to bottom: "Printer's block, found in Pottsville, Pa. by / E. H. Sauer. PRESENTED BY MR. SAMUEL V. HOFFMAN / January 13, 1921"
relief (inverted): on top: "John . . ."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
32523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1770-1820
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 14 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Roughly rectangular wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with curvilinear design formed by metal strips driven edgewise into top of block.
Object Number:
Z.1878
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
engraved plate of book plate of Frederick Prime Delafield
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 x 1/8 in. ( 13.3 x 10.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular metal printing plate; coat of arms with bird with outstretched wings atop knight's helmet atop shield enclosed with numerous other symbolic elements within rectangular frame decorated with roses on one side and thistles on the other; "JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD" inscribed at bottom of frame; printing surfaced covered in brown chemical.
Object Number:
INV.7860
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on obverse: "INSIGNIA FORTUNAE PARIA" (in banner) and "JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD" (at bottom of central frame)
Gallery Label:
This printing plate was used to make bookplates.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32488
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
steel plate of a book plate of ?L. Delafield
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular steel printing plate with beveled edges; heraldic emblem with shield at center etched on obverse with "Maturin L. Delafield" inscribed below; printing surface covered with brown chemical.
Object Number:
INV.7858
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on obverse: "FEST" and "INSIGNIA FORTUNAE PARIA." in banners; "Maturin L. Delafield" below crest
typewritten: on envelope found with object: "M. L. D.'s Family Bookplate / Report from Kihn Brothers, / 99 Beekman Street / This plate s
Gallery Label:
A note found with this printing plate indicates that it was used to make bookplates. The crest represented is that of the Delafield family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 14 in. ( 20.3 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, tinned sheet iron trade sign with painted inscription, "L. SANFORD, ENGRAVER ON WOOD," in gold lettering on black ground; three holes pierced on either side for mounting.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.482
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "L. SANFORD, / ENGRAVER / ON WOOD"
Gallery Label:
This sign was used by Lockwood Sanford, a wood engraver active in New Haven, Connecticut, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. According to the accession records, it was purchased along with architectural drawings and a scrapbook from Whitlocks Book Store in New Haven, Connecticut.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32435
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Classification:
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 55.9 x 49.5 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Laminated wood printing block (probably for wallpaper) with floral pattern carved in relief.
Object Number:
Z.1876
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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