Antique Letterpress Printing Printers Block Wooden Copper Statue Of Liberty
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:15588812 |
Here is a letterpress print block of The Statue of Liberty. This print block is made of copper- just like the statue of liberty!The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on O...ctober 28, 1886.The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals with "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" (July 4, 1776), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the recent national abolition of slavery. The statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and a national park tourism destination. It is a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.
The block measures from about 3/4 inches by 1 3/4 inches. The raised copper surface is mounted type high (.918 inches) on a wooden block.
Print Blocks, or cuts, were used earlier this century by letterpress printers. The engraved copper or metal surface was inked and pressed against the paper in a printing press to produce a right reading impression.
Very good condition. Still viable for letterpress printing. See photos for condition
The block measures from about 3/4 inches by 1 3/4 inches. The raised copper surface is mounted type high (.918 inches) on a wooden block.
Print Blocks, or cuts, were used earlier this century by letterpress printers. The engraved copper or metal surface was inked and pressed against the paper in a printing press to produce a right reading impression.
Very good condition. Still viable for letterpress printing. See photos for condition
