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)
Sheet (height x width): 18 9/16 x 16in. (47.1 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum puchase
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.
Object number1975.95.2
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, in black ink, "PERSSE & BROOKS PAPER WORKS, / WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT. / THE ABOVE THREE MILLS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY BUILT, / AND CONTAIN ALL THE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. / THEY ARE PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE / OF THE VERY FINEST DESCRIPTIONS OF / Book, Lithographic, Card, Music, and all kinds of Paper / USED FOR PRINTING PURPOSES. / PERSSE & BROOKS, New York."On verso, lower right, in pencil, "1975-95-2"NotesDate Note: The wood engraving appeared in Colton's Advertising Atlas Of America. Colton's Atlas Of America (Philadelphia, 1857).
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