Harper's wood block collection

Harper's wood block collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Harper's wood block collection
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: circa 1800s
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 item(s)
Collection Number: ms4485
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

Collection includes three engraved wood blocks from the 19th century, as well as three companion wood block prints. Wood block engravings depict an auction sale sign, a baseball player, an ice hockey player, and house mice mocking a sleeping cat and mouse trap undersigned by the Bookhout Bros.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Harper's wood block collection, ms4485, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
box
1Auction Sale wood block, 19th c. ( 2x6 )
 
1Auction Sale wood block print
 
1Baseball player and ice hockey player wood block, 19th c. ( 7x2/12 and 1x2 )
 
1Baseball player and ice hockey player wood block prints
 
1Mice having a "Bully Time" in the kitchen, undeterred by cat or mouse trap wood block, 19th c. ( 2 3/4 x 51/2 )
 
1Mice having a "Bully Time" in the kitchen, undeterred by cat or mouse trap wood block print

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