Block, Wood
- Title:
- Twin Bridges- Hookset NH
- Object Name:
- Block, Wood
- Object ID:
- 1957.036.064
- Creator:
- Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894) -- Artist; Russell & Richardson (c. 1868-1903) -- Engraver
- Date:
- circa 1873
- Description:
- Printing plate on wood block. Copper plate engraved with scene of Twin Bridges at Hooksett, NH. Depicts train and carriage moving on a track toward two covered bridges in distance. A man, woman, and child in foreground are viewing the train. Engraved "RUSSELL - RICHARDSON - SC", bottom right, and "J.B. BACHELDER - DEL", bottom left. Two-piece wood block. Ink inscription on back of block: "T. L. Fowler ca 1860".
A. Printing plate on wood block.
B. Engraving, ink on paper, made from the plate; 6" x 9.5"; stored with plate. - Material:
- Metal
Wood
Copper - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 W-3.5 L-6.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Adin M. Noyes and Carl O. Noyes
- Subjects:
- Merrimack River, Trains, Printing plates, Printing blocks
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