Museum number:
| APM 6.479 |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| printing block |
Keyword:
| "144 STUKS GROOTKOPPEN", "31" |
Description:
| Drukblok of cliché van gegoten messing op houten blokje gespijkerd met opschrift "144 STUKS GROOTKOPPEN" tussen horizontale accolades. Zijkant blokje ingeslagen "31". |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 2.6 in (6.6 cm) | |
| Thickness | 0.67 in (1.7 cm) | |
| Weight | 130 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | wood |
| Other colours | brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma Jan Prince & Cie II |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, J. de Waal, c. 1950-1977 |
| 's-Gravenhage, familie Prince, <1945 |
Comments
| Gebruikt voor het drukken van verpakkingsstroken of velletjes. |
Literature
| D.H. Duco, De techniek van het pijpmakersbedrijf te Gouda. OxfordBAR International Series, TACTP Vol. IV, /92, 1980. p 170, foto 28. Dit exemplaar. |
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