1889 engraved resin Harpers woodcut

[Runscott]

We discussed this many years ago (2003-4?) when I first acquired this piece, but just wondering if anyone has additional thoughts, as I plan on putting it on ebay in my next set of auctions.

It's a copy of "A Collegiate Game of Baseball", but it's on 1/4" thick resin, and it has the same characteristics as the actual print block that would have been used to print the original woodcuts (engravings in the surface at various depths). At the time that I bought mine, there was another being auctioned by the same auction house, both in 19th century original frames and both hand-colored. It's a gorgeous piece, but I've never seen the technique - however it was done would almost certainly have required the original print block.

At the time we last discussed it, one member (I can't remember who) said he had seen one sold in Europe at a souvenir shop. Not sure if he was joking. In any case, if it's a modern reproduction, I'd sure like to hear from someone who has a theory as to the process used, as I've never seen anything like it, before or since, of any subject.