Gay Head: a Kamargo cover, Storrs & Bement Company, 282 Congress St., Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-360836

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Gay Head: a Kamargo cover, Storrs & Bement Company, 282 Congress St., Boston, Mass.
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Description

Trade catalog contains "Gay Head" sample covers. Each paper/cover sample features an intricate design and usually a quote from a poem or author, with both listed at the end of the quotation. The opposite side of each sample cover provides a name for the sheet and the materials it was made with. In the back cover is a small card detailing the paper weight and size options for reproduction,

Details

Descriptive Terms

sample books
covers (gathered matter components)
ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.005.001.053

Credit Line

Gift of John M. Carpenter, 2013

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Watertown (Jefferson county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Storrs & Bement Company (Publisher)
Knowlton Bros.

Material Type

ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Knowlton Bros.
Storrs & Bement Company

Description Level

Item

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