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Trade card for the Union Web Hammock, Gloucester, Mass., ca. 1875

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

ca. 1875

GUSN

GUSN-254654

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Description

A woman reads in a hammock framed by a horseshoe inscribed "Union Web Gloucester Good Luck." Horace Partridge & Co. are the sole agents located at 51-57 Hanover Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Partridge is an importer of fancy goods, jewelry, lava, china ware, Bohemian glass, albums, dolls, toys and musical instruments. The store is opposite the American House.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hammocks
horseshoes (animal equipment)
jewelry
toys (recreational artifacts)
reading
women (female humans)
leisure
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.058.01.01.003

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Hanover Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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