Name/Title
ENGRAVING OF CALIFORNIA WALNUTSEntry/Object ID
2003.119.1.2Description
Color: Black; Brown; White
A sheet with two engravings, one of California walnuts and the other of a still life scene captured by photography, from a sample book, 1928. Printed on a glossy paper, the walnut engraving shows a brown wood bowl with whole walnuts in it and a nutcracker and some shelled, partially shelled and whole walnuts on the table below the bowl. A caption includes information on the process of engraving, the name of the engraving company, and the product. At the far left is the page number "368." The reverse shows a red drapery with flowers in a vase, a gold chest with a pearl necklace spilling from a slight opening in the lid, and a single candle in a candlestick. The name of the engraver, a description of the process and a title are also includes. The page number "367" is at the bottom. With light creasing at the corners, slighrt yellowing, a few holes from the binding, and a few tears from removal from the book, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Engravings, Star Engraving Company, The, Walnut industry
