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Call Number:
MSS 14
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Smith, Sam, 1908–
Title(s):
Woodblock printed wrapping paper
Date:
unknown
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series VIII: Miscellaneous
Part of Collection:
4, folder 12
Provenance:
Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Woodblock prints include "Sam Smith", a sail boat, a man shoeing a horse, an eagle, an upright piano, a bull, a crown, a horse-drawn carriage, etc. In red felt-tip pen one is marked No. 1 and No. 2. Invoice No. is highlighted in red. These must be examples of the papers in which Smith wrapped his commissions.
Physical Description:
2 folded sheets ; 41 x 23 cm. 2 off-white folded sheets of woodblock printed wrapping paper.
Genre:
wrapping paper, Wood engravings , Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Typescripts, and Watercolors (paintings)
Subject Terms:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Finding Aid Title:
Sam Smith Collection
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/7.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1224
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1224?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1