Engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree

National Museum of American History

Object Details

publisher
Bureau of American Ethnology
printer
Government Printing Office
Description
This engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree was prepared in about 1880 by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. for the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1880
ID Number
1980.0219.0143
catalog number
1980.0219.0143
accession number
1980.0219
Object Name
block
Object Type
Wood Engraving
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
engraving (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 8 cm x 5.6 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 1/8 in x 2 3/16 in x 7/8 in
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
See more items in
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection
Science & Mathematics
Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection
Art
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_749136
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8cc1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree,
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer