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Trade card for Foster Brothers, Marblehead Pottery, frames and children's books, 4 Park Square, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: [Furnishings?]

GUSN

GUSN-195636

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Description

The trade card features an image of three vases from the Foster Brothers factory in Arlington, Massachusetts. The card's copy describes the products available at the store in Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
art galleries (buildings)
dealers
pottery (object genre)
frames (furnishings)
books
trade cards (advertising)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000744
AccessID 984
Other identifier HNEDID-000744

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.009.01.02.013

Date Notes

ca. 1908

Image Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Arlington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Other Organizations

Foster Brothers

Subjects

Art dealers
Park Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: [Furnishings?]

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