The Village School by Illman & Sons
date: label: date made
content: 1858
name: label: maker
content: Illman Brothers
label: maker
content: Illman Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white engraving is entitled “The Village School.” It shows a headmaster standing and sternly pointing to a boy who appears to have fallen asleep. The other students are seated or standing about the classroom.
label: Description
content: As indicated below the image, it was engraved by the Illman & Sons printing house for Peterson’s magazine. This periodical was published in Philadelphia from 1842–1898 and focused on news and features of interest to women of that era. Illman & Sons was an engraving and printing firm established by English born Thomas Illman and his sons Henry and George circa 1840 through about 1860. The firm continued after Thomas Illman's death, circa 1858 as Illman Brothers and was managed by his sons William, Henry, George, Edward, Richard, and Charles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0095.400
label: accession number
content: 2017.0095
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0095.400
objectType: label: Object Name
content: engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 9 in; 19.05 cm x 22.86 cm
label: Measurements
content: image: 4 3/4 in x 6 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 15.875 cm