Persse & Brooks Paper Works, Windsor Locks, Conn.
PrintmakerEngraved by
John William Orr
(American, 1815 - 1887)
PrinterPrinted by
Henry B. Ashmead
(American, 1834 - 1904)
PublisherPublished by
J. H. Colton & Co.
(American, founded 1831)
Date1857
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/8 x 13 13/16in. (41 x 35.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 9/16 x 16in. (47.1 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum puchase
Object number1975.95.2
DescriptionAn advertisement for Persse & Brooks Paper Works. A complex of industrial buildings lines the far side of a canal. Smoke issues from several chimneys. One building has a cupola. Several horse-drawn wagons are in front of the buildings. Canal boats are on the canal. A small bridge crosses the canal at the right and leads to a smaller building and railroad tracks. A signal hangs beside the tracks.
NotesDate Note: The wood engraving appeared in Colton's Advertising Atlas Of America. Colton's Atlas Of America (Philadelphia, 1857).Status
Not on view
