Printing Block

Name/Title

Printing Block

Entry/Object ID

2023.14.5

Description

Printing block consisting of a carved metal plate attached to a rectangular wooden block. The plate is carved with a central, rectangular frame surrounded by blueberries. The words "Patsy Santo / Romantic Primitive / Jan 22 to Feb 10, 1940 / Marie Harriman Gallery / 61-63 East 57th Street / New-York", are etched into the plate in reverse.

Context

Made to promote an exhibition of Patsy Santo's works held in New York in 1940.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.14

Source or Donor

Fels, Tom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Italian American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Block, Engraving

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Block, Printing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Surface, Printing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Metal, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Santo, Pasquale "Patsy" (1893-1975)

Related Places

Place

City

Rutland

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America