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Nom de l'objet : Block, Printing
Matériaux : wood, metal
Numéro d'accession : BE2009.6.7
Pays d'origine : North America, Canada, Ontario
Date de début de production : 1933
Description : Medium sized printing block made of wood with a black surface for printing. The surface has an image of a man riding a horse in the foreground. There is a house and trees in the background. The words 'Master of Jalna' are across the top of the block. The image and the words are in relief and are a negative image. Small nails are used to secure the printing surface on the block. Written in pencil on the wood block is the word 'vert'.
Fonctions : The printing block is one of seven in the Mazo de la Roche Whiteoaks of Jalna series. The novel 'The Master of Jalna' tells the story of Renny Whiteoak and the rest of the Whiteoak family in the late 1920's and early 1930's. In 1927, Mazo de la Roche's (1879-1961) novel "Jalna" won the $10,000 first prize in a competition sponsored by "Atlantic Monthly", which provided her the recognition and success in the future. Mazo de la Roche is significant to Mississauga as she lived in Clarkson during the time she wrote her award winning novel, 'Jalna'. Mazo lived in Trail Cottage, which was located on property that had originally belonged to the Benares Estate. Some people speculate the Benares House was Mazo's inspiration for the `Whiteoaks' of Jalna. Mazo was friends with the Harris's and had visited Benares. She was born in Newmarket on as Mazo Louise Roche. She was the only child of Albert and William Roche. Mazo died on 12 July 1961.
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Province de l'établissement : Ontario

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