Sample sheet, location unknown, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-314904

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Printing
Etching and engraving
Printing - Etching and engraving - Folder 4
Sample sheet, location unknown, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Printing
    - Etching and engraving
      - Printing - Etching and engraving - Folder 4
        Trade card for the Robinson Engraving Co., engravers & printers, 25 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample card for Robinson Eng. Co., 25 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., 1882
        Sample envelope, location unknown, undated
        Sample seal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, location unknown, 1780
        Cover, engraved and copyrighted by The American Bank Note Co., Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample card for Farmer, Livermore & Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated
        Sample card for John A. Lowell & Co., Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample card for John A. Lowell & Co., Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample card for John A. Lowell & Co., Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample card for Robinson Eng. Co., 25 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., 1881
        John Hancock, Esq., President of the American Congress, printed for R. Faulder, London, England, 1780
        Photo-electrotype engraving specimens, Photo-Electrotype Engraving and Manufacturing Co., 63 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample for shoe advertisement, Dutch costume image, location unknown, undated
        Sample for shoe advertisement, Dutch costume image, location unknown, undated
        Sample for shoe advertisement, Dutch costume image, location unknown, undated
        Sample for shoe advertisement, Japanese costume image, location unknown, undated
        Sample for shoe advertisement, London cab costume image, location unknown, undated
        Sample for agriculture advertisement, location unknown, undated
        Sample for advertisement, woman with flowing hair, location unknown, undated
        Landscape image, Kramer & Co.s Lith., Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for The Mitchell Mfg. Co., police & firemen's badges, door plates, 4 State Street, corner Washington, Boston, Mass., undated
        Sample sheet, location unknown, undated (current record)

Description

The sample has a decorative ornament with flowers and scrollwork on a light purple background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
printers' ornaments
borders (ornament areas)
initials (layout features)
sheets (flat objects)

Physical Descrption

1 sheet : color illustration ; 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.094.02.04.023

Image Dimensions

10 1/4 x 7 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Record Details

Material Type

sheets (flat objects)

Description Level

Item

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