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Trade card for the Pearl Shirt, Tinkham & Co., Springfield, Mass., 1884

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1884

GUSN

GUSN-244551

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Description

The image caption reads "George, I have just bought six of those Celebrated Pearl Shirts for you." The verso has a calendar for 1884.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
clothing
shirts
men (male humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.023.05.04.007

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 1997.

Places

Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Men's clothing

Description Level

Item

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