Autographed Block of Wood from John Burroughs' Study at Riverby, Gift to Henry Ford, 1904
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Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer, in the early 1910s. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. This memento presented to Ford came from the shelving used in Burroughs' study at Riverby, his home along the Hudson River. The autograph and drawing were done in 1904, well before Ford and Burroughs met.
Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer, in the early 1910s. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. This memento presented to Ford came from the shelving used in Burroughs' study at Riverby, his home along the Hudson River. The autograph and drawing were done in 1904, well before Ford and Burroughs met.
Artifact
Plaque (Flat object)
Date Made
1904
Subject Date
28 October 1904
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1510.175
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. From the Estate of Henry and Clara Ford.
Material
Chestnut (wood)
Technique
Pyrography
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: .825 in
Length: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
inscribed: October 28 1904 John Burroughs typed label: Autograph of John Burroughs on this block of wood from the book shelves in his one room rustic study in the grounds of Riverby on the Hudson.
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