Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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"Paper"
Object Number:
1941.121
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 11 in. ( 20.3 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on banner: "PAPER."
printed: all over: "PAPER MILL"/ Collecting Rags./ Writting and Drawing Lesson. / Public Reading Room. / Cards/ Puzzle/ Hat-boxes/ ..."
Description:
Linen copperplate-printed handkerchief titled "Paper"; central image of a paper mill surrounded by twelve images and vignettes relating to the manufacture and use of paper; printed in sepia ink on a white ground, floral border with banner at top center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
