Saw
ca. 1770-1818 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Narrow saw with wood handle, used for cutting woodblocks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood and steel, printmaking tool |
| Brief description | Saw used by Thomas Bewick (1753-1818) for woodengraving |
| Physical description | Narrow saw with wood handle, used for cutting woodblocks. |
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| Gallery label | Bewick was a pioneer of wood engraving. He developed a white-line technique, engraving into the wood to create white strokes and shapes, as well as cutting away the wood to produce black lines, as in traditional woodcut.(August 2019) |
| Object history | Owned and used by Thomas Bewick (1753-1818) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.761-1940 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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