ANSIEDLERS BLOCKHAUS / Nordamerica

Print

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2024.0006.0014

Description

A landscape engraving of "ANSIEDLERS BLOCKHAUS," "Nordamerica." (Settler's Log Cabin, North America).

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Subject

Settler's Log Cabin

Subject Place

City

Conway

County

Carroll

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2024.0006

Source or Donor

Nancy T. Block

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

V. Grünewald

Role

Artist

V. Throllope

Attribution

After a drawing by

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1833

Notes

Date written on front lower right in pencil, very likely not original.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

front lower center

Transcription

ANSIEDLERS BLOCKHOUSE / Nordamerica.

Language

German

Translation

Settler's Log Cabin, North America

Type

Label

Location

front lower left

Transcription

Nach der Natur gez. v. Throllope.

Language

German

Translation

Drawn according to nature by Throllope.

Notes

Text printed. Directly translated: According to nature drawn by Throllope. "gez." likely abbreviation of 'gezeichnet' or 'drawn' in English. "v." possible abbreviation of 'vom,' 'von,' or 'vor' or 'from the,' 'by,' or 'before' in English. Here translated as 'von' or 'by.'

Type

Label

Location

front lower left

Transcription

Aus d. Kunstanstalt d. Bibliogr. Inst. in Hildbh.

Language

German

Translation

From the Art Institute (Kunstantstalt) of the 'Bibliographisches Institut' in Hlidburghausen.

Notes

Text printed. "d." as abbreviation for 'der,' 'die,' 'das,' 'dem,' 'den,' or 'des,' all broadly translating to 'the' or 'of the.' "Hildbh" as short-hand for the town of Hildburghausen in Germany, the location of the 'Bibliographisches Institut.'

Type

Label

Location

front lower right

Transcription

Stahlstich v. Grünewald.

Language

German

Translation

Steel engraving by Grünewald.

Notes

Text printed. "v." possible abbreviation of 'vom,' 'von,' or 'vor' or 'from the,' 'by,' or 'before' in English. Here translated as 'von' or 'by.'

Type

Label

Location

front lower right

Transcription

Eigenthum d. Verleger.

Language

German

Translation

Property of Publisher.

Notes

Text printed. "d." as abbreviation for 'der,' 'die,' 'das,' 'dem,' 'den,' or 'des,' all broadly translating to 'the' or 'of the.'

Type

Label

Location

front upper right

Transcription

Near Conway NH

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Notes

not original

Type

Label

Location

front lower right

Transcription

(N. Hamp.) 1833

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Notes

not original

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Engraving, Steel engravings, Engravings, Steel, Engravings

Search Terms

Log Cabin, Cabin

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Full sheet.

Width

10-5/16 in

Length

7-5/16 in

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Although location is unmarked in the actual printing, other than "North America," subject location is listed as 'Conway, NH' due to similarity to other prints, namely: MWM2024.0003.0013 and MWM2024.0003.0015, as well as hand-written note from previous owner.