John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 20-1.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 20-1 .
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description
Woodblock prints of large images from left to right starting at top left , and smaller images from top to bottom at right and from left to right beneath large images : border of flowers surrounding picture of young child , with blank space beneath ; title page for "First Book in Spelling & Reading " by Noble Butler . Louisville Ky . John P . Morton & Co. "; old man seated at table , served by woman ; young girl feeding chickens ; young girl holding something by split-rail fence ; goat knocking boy down ; girl putting doll to bed ; boy petting dog while cat looks on; boy playing with stick and hoop ; insect ; number 20 ; man's head , wearing military hat (sidewise) ; apples or pumpkins (sideways) ; ram (upside-down) ; walnut ; sunrise (upside-down) ; farmhouse ; jug (sideways) ; pig in pen (upside-down) ; bed (sideways) ; axe by fence (sideways) ; blanket in wooden tub ; baby girl with rattle (upside-down) ; rifle (sideways) ; landscape with mountain (sideways) ; man rubbing eye (sideways) ; rug (sideways) ; owl and tree (sideways) ; boy with cat at mouse hole (sideways) ; black cauldron ; fox (sideways) ; man running (upside-down) ; vase (upside-down) ; man running (upside-down) ; teacup ; nun kneeling in prayer before crucifix ; girl in dress laying down (upside-down) ; cot (sideways) ; bag of flour ; rocky outcropping in water (upside-down) ; boys running , one losing his hat ; beetle (sideways) ; mug ; pig and dog ; five tickets reading "Half Fare School Ticket Lou . City R.W. ", with image of horse-drawn streetcar .
Subject
Children Textbooks Men Women Servants Animals Toys Play (Recreation) Insects Fruit Farmhouses Beds Axes Firearms Nuns Containers Tickets
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Related Images
The owl in the tree resembles the image in John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 20-2.
Source
12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 20-1 enhanced
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