Printing plate of carving designs from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
- On View
- Circulation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 4 1/8 × 1/16 in. (5.5 × 10.5 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- This copper printing plate from a catalog of designs for carved anthracite coal objects was found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. This plate contains designs for sixteen (16) different items, including pendants and pin heads. Each design has a corresponding unique number engraved beneath it. The reverse of the plate has adhesive residue and lengths of tape adhered to it.
- Place collected
- Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- printing plates
- Topic
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Folklife
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
- Object number
- 2016.70.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © C. Edgar Patience
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.