Box 2
Container
Contains 3 Results:
Bible illustrations. Book of miniature engravings inscribed to "Augustus Maverick, from his affectionate Mother, hoping it may induce him to read the Bible. And from Papa to his Grace [?] and Master [?] this Christmas of 1876 with the same intent."
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented.
Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates:
ca. 1750-1850
Stephen DeWitt Stephens, The Mavericks. American engravers (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1950. With handwritten annotations.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented.
Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates:
ca. 1750-1850
Stephen DeWitt Stephens, Documentation corrections & additions to The Mavericks, American engravers. The author, 1964. Photocopy.
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented.
Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates:
ca. 1750-1850