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Printing-matrix
Printing-Block
Woodblock

Object number

LDSAL2022.1.529

Production date

19th century

Material

wood
paper

Technique

Carving
Wood Engraving (Process)

Dimensions

height: 18mm
width: 57mm
depth: 25mm

Location

Burlington House -

References

Reference details

pp. 83-88

Reference (free text)

V.—The First Charter of Liberties given by Penn to Pennsylvania, described in a Letter from Richard Almack, Esq., F.S.A., to Augustus Wollaston Franks, Esq., formerly Director S.A., with Remarks by Henry Salusbury Milman, Esq., Director S.A., Archaeologia, Volume 47 (Issue 1), 1882.

Reference association

illustrated

Reference note

Image printed on p. 85.
    Rectangular wooden printing block showing:- Obverse: carved and engraved design depicting the signature of William Penn; from provisional Charter of Liberties in 1682, as part of the Frame of Government, outlining the conditions for the formation of a Quaker colony in Pennsylvania. Ink residue remaining on surface. Reverse: printer's waste paper attached to surface.
    Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Edward Harris MBE FSA.