Embossed sample of Boston line letter for World’s Columbian Exposition

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Accession Number:
2008.4
Description:
Embossed specimen reads: "The World's Columbian Exposition. Exhibit of the Ill. Inst. for the Education of the Blind at Jacksonville." Beneath this text is embossed the Biblical verse, Isaiah 42:16. Reverse is blank.
Height:
5.25
Width:
8
Date Made:
ca. 1893
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2008.4
Subjects:
Exhibitions Line letter Printing and writing systems Tactile printing history
Made:
[Illinois Institute for the Education of the Blind]
Material:
Paper
Updated:
11/07/2014