Block, Printing
- Object Name:
- Block, Printing
- Object ID:
- 1946.005.02
- Date:
- circa 1895
- Description:
- Printing plate, copper on wood block. Depicts facsimile of plates from which the New England Courant, Boston, was printed, Feb. 11, 1723. Copyright by William C. Walker. Banner on bottom of plate reads, "BOSTON: Printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin in Queen Street where / Advertisements are taken in. / Fac-Simile of the first Paper ever issued by Franklin. / Copyright 1895 / by WM C. WALKER. / All rights reserved."
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Copper - Dimensions:
- W-6.3 L-11.2 D-0.9 inches
- Provenance:
- First paper issued by Benjamin Franklin.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Subjects:
- Printing blocks, Printing plates
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