Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Printing block
Object Number:
Z.979
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 5/8 x 40 x 1 in. ( 67.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
carved in relief: on obverse (inverted): "PASSAIC COUNTY NATIONAL BANK" and "PIAGET"
Description:
Printing block for bandbox or wallpaper with street scene, including fire fighters battling blaze, carved in relief; group of fire fighters in right foreground, one in left foreground, and one on rooftop at left, with hoses pointed at clocktower at top, just right of center; "PASSAIC COUNTY NATIONAL BANK" carved (inverted) on storefront at left; "PIAGET" carved (inverted) on storefront at right; printing surface stained black.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
