American drawing-cards, second series, James R. Osgood & Co., No. 211 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1873

GUSN

GUSN-325695

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Artists materials
General
Artists' materials - Misc. - Folder 2
American drawing-cards, second series, James R. Osgood & Co., No. 211 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Artists materials
    - General
      - Artists' materials - Misc. - Folder 2
        Envelope containing French Gold Leaf Bronze sample, Asahel Wheeler, dealer, No. 145 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement for N.D. Cotton, drawing materials and stationery, 272 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        American drawing-cards, second series, James R. Osgood & Co., No. 211 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The six drawing cards are: 1)horizontal repetition (rosettes and buds), 2)buds repeated around a centre, 3)coffee pot, 4)cup and saucer, salver, muffin-dish, 5)vertical repetition, guilloche, leaves and berries and 6)horizontal repetition, guilloche, leaves and berries.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
drawing (image-making)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : illustrations ; 3 x 4 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.010.01.02.003

Image Dimensions

3 x 4 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

James R. Osgood and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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