Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Luce Center
Printing block
Object Number:
Z.976
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 39 1/4 x 1 in. ( 68.6 x 99.7 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
carved in relief: on obverse (inverted): "PASSAIC COUNTRY NAT. BANK. / GEORGE"
painted: on reverse: "BLACK"
Description:
Printing block for bandbox or wallpaper with street scene carved in relief; fire fighters in foreground point hoses toward tops of buildings, which are consumed in flame; "PASSAIC COUNTY NAT. BANK." carved (inverted) on storefront at far left; printing surface stained black.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
