Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.45A
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, man mending shoe, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Man is dressed in pioneer garb, sitting on stool, holding threaded needle in right hand, and shoe being sewn in left. Leaning against a support beam. Behind man to his left is an ax, leaning against a grindstone. Stone fireplace with a low fire is in background. Lantern hanging from stick embedded in fireplace is main light source in engraving. Flintlock is mounted on wall by two pegs, hanging over a raised bed. Engraving signed with a variant of French's usual woodpecker icon; "F. French / P [woodpecker] E" in lower right. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French / Original", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5 W-4.35 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Pioneer life, Pioneers, Firearms, Sewing, Fireplaces, Lanterns, Axes, Stools, Grindstones
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