Circular engraving on a square wooden block, printing plate.

Metadata

Title

Description

Printing Plate. Circular engraving is placed in middle of square wooden block, printing plate. Around the seal, the wood has been roughly carved away. The seal is surrounded on four sides by fourteen silved rectangles of varying thicknesses. This is all held together by a string.
A few small pages of paper are glued to the bottom of the wooden block. These words are printed on the page that is visible: "mittee RUSTEES Trustees shall receive and urities of whatsoever kind mpany." On the outer edge of the circle is printed: "CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA 1724." Inside the circle are three small compasses surrounding one larger compass shape.

Type

printing plate

Accession Number

ccccp 175

Cataloged By

Carol Hickey

Markings

Accession number is printed in pencil on the lower right hand corner of the paper attached to the bottom of the block.

Negative Number

24, 25

Measurements

W (of block)- 1 7/8" L (of block)- 1 7/8"

Photo Roll Number

Date Cataloged

1985-02-13

Citation

“Circular engraving on a square wooden block, printing plate.,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/22299.