Advertisement for The Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns & Co., Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN-193998

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Furnishings
Floor coverings
Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
Furnishings - Floor Coverings - General - Folder 1
Advertisement for The Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns & Co., Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Furnishings
    - Floor coverings
      - Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
        Furnishings - Floor Coverings - General - Folder 1
        Trade card for The Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns and Co., Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisement for carpeting and upholstery, John H. Pray, Sons & Co., 646-658 Washington St., Boston, Mass., undated
        Billhead for Joel Goldthwait and Co., carpet dealers, 167-169 Washington St., Boston, Mass., Sept. 23, 1878
        Advertisement for Samuel Perkins, painted ornamented carpets, Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 27 July, 1821
        Envelope for C.J. Fay, felt carpeting & plastering, Camden, New Jersey, undated
        Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 3, 1867
        Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 23, 1867
        Billhead for Fowle & Company, foreign and American carpet warehouse, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 18, 1865
        Billhead for the New Bedford Steam Carpet Beating Establishment, H.M. Maine, proprietor, corner North and Water Streets, New Bedford, Mass., dated July 12, 1887
        Billhead for the New Bedford Steam Carpet Beating Establishment, H.M. Maine, proprietor, corner North and Water Streets, New Bedford, Mass., dated July 6, 1891
        Billhead for Geo. W. Chipman & Co., manufacturers of Harrington's Patent Carpet Lining and carpet commission merchants, corner of Milk and Devonshire Streets, Boston, Mass., dated June 25, 1868
        Billhead for Parker Fowle & Sons, importers and dealers in carpetings, No. 164 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 29, 1861
        Billhead for Pettes & Lovejoy, carpet warehouse, Summer Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 18, 1856
        Billhead for A.H. Thompson & Co., Dr., proprietors of Holmes' Patent Carpet-Beating Machine, corner Chapman and Emerald Streets, Boston, Mass., dated October 3, 1878
        Billhead for Edward C. Stevens, importer and manufacturer of carpetings, No. 272 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 29, 1856
        Billhead for Jude Snow & C.C. Hall, importers, jobbers and retailers of silks, shawls, mantillas, foreign and American dry goods, carpets & floor cloths, 64 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 19, 1853
        Felt carpeting in oil cloth patterns, C.J. Fay, Camden, New Jersey, 1870s
        Billhead for William Barstow & Co., carpetings, floor oil cloths, house paper and upholstery goods warehouse, No. 91 Westminister Street, and No. 30 Exchange Place, Providence, Rhode Island, dated March 31, 1864
        Billhead for John Doggett & Co., carpeting, floor cloths, looking glasses, glass plates, No. 37 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated May 7, 1840
        Billhead for William Barstow & Co., carpetings, floor oil cloths, house paper, and upholstery goods warehouse, No. 91 Westminister Street and 30 Exchange Place, Providence, Rhode Island, dated August 10, 1857
        Billhead for Sweetser & Abbott, carpet dealers, 47 Temple Place, near Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated May 15, 1871
        Sanborn's Nu-Way Soap Rug and Carpet Shampoo, G.O. Sanborn, manufacturer, Wakefield, Mass., undated
        Letterhead for Chas. A. Millen & Co., mouldings, wood mantels, 11 & 12 Charlestown and 14 to 30 Beverly Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Carpets and oil cloths, Richardson & Folsom, manufacturers and dealers in furniture, carpets and oil cloths, paper hangings, window shades and fixtures, Lancaster, New Hampshire, undated
        Billhead for Lovejoy & Wood, importers and dealers in English carpetings, oil cloth, mattings, bocking, rugs, mats, No. 6 Summer Street, next to Trinity Church, Boston, Mass., dated May 30, 1861
        Bellows & Son, carpets and oil cloths, opposite Union House, Littleton, New Hampshire, undated
        Advertising flyer for rugs, manufactured by R.H. Stearns & Co., Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Billhead for John Ballard & Co., Carpet Warehouse, No. 32 Marlboro St., Boston, Mass., dated December 4, 1806
        Billhead for John Gulliver, dealer in Wilton, Brussels, Turkey, Kidderminster, Venetian, straw and painted carpeting, No.313 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 4, 1842
        Billhead for Bates & Goldthwait, wholesale and retail dealers in carpetings and woolens of every description, No. 45 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 1, 1852
        Billhead, Brooks, Gill & Company, Inc., importers, wholesalers and retailers oriental and domestic carpets and rugs, broadlooms, twistweaves, chenilles, 28 & 30 Canal Street, 27 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass.
        Billhead, Brooks, Gill & Company, Inc., importers, wholesalers and retailers oriental and domestic carpets and rugs, broadlooms, twistweaves, chenilles, 28 & 30 Canal Street, 27 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass.
        Billhead, Brooks, Gill & Co., Inc., oriental rugs & broadlooms, 28 Canal Street, Boston, Mass.

Description

The rug pictured is a woven rag rug in many colors with short fringe on either end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
floor coverings
rugs
department stores
advertisements

Physical Description

1 advertisement

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.050.01.01.01.027

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

Other Organizations

R.H. Stearns & Company (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Accruals Note

Included in the Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products exhibit.

Description Level

Item

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