Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.02.37
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, admiring the collection, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 39 pages in Volume 2 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Wealthy man standing in room, admiring vase on stand. Man is dressed as late 18th-early 19th century noble, holding narrow cane with brass pommel. Vase sits on ornate stand as tall as the man's chest. Vase decorated with floral pattern. Ornate mirror on wall behind man, hanging over table. Tiled floor. Illegible signature in lower right. "Copyright 1892 By" printed underneath image. Signed in pencil below image "Frank French", right. "S.A.W.E." emblem above signature.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.9 W-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Pottery, Vases, Mirrors, Extravagance, Canes
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