Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handle to wood graver
Object Number:
1936.478
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Steel, wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
inpressed: on blade: "FENN[?]"
incised: on side of handle: "111 14"
Description:
Metal tool used for wood engraving; blade has straight sides and pointed tip; mushroom-like wooden handle is rounded on one side and flat on the other and has a brass band surrounding base.
Gallery Label:
This object belonged to Lockwood Sanford, a wood engraver active in New Haven, Connecticut, in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
