Dragon ornament die

Object/Artifact

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Dragon ornament die

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.37

Description

A full body depiction of a wingless dragon, rendered in an eastern style. The tail and lower body are vertical, while the upper body and head curve horizontally, forming an L-shape. Used on "Snyder's Ma-Jung Manual" by Henry M. Snyder (1923)

Collection

Historic

Made/Created

Date made

1852 - 1971

Place

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Die, Binder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Bookbinding Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

brass die

Material

Brass

Web Links and URLs

Brief history of Riverside Press, "Snyder's Ma-Jung Manual", Henry M. Snyder, Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1923 @ Hathitrust