Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Printing block
Object Number:
Z.1860
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7 1/8 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 18.1 x 5.1 cm )
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 . . ."
Description:
Carved wooden printing block with Gothic letters in relief on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman, 1921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
