Trade card for John W. Potter, manufacturer and dealer in frames, velvet & satin mats, passepartouts, No. 9 1/2 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass., undated

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Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-265649

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Picture frames and framing
General
Picture frames and framing - General - Folder 2
Trade card for John W. Potter, manufacturer and dealer in frames, velvet & satin mats, passepartouts, No. 9 1/2 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass., undated
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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Picture frames and framing
    - General
      - Picture frames and framing - General - Folder 2
        Label, Bigelow & Jordan, Boston, Mass.
        Trade card for John W. Potter, manufacturer and dealer in frames, velvet & satin mats, passepartouts, No. 9 1/2 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass., undated (current record)
        Trade card for T.W. Norman, picture framers, 44 Bromfield Street and 114 & 116 Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade cards for T.W. Norman, picture framers, 44 Bromfield Street and 114 & 116 Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Robinson Bros., wholesale and retail pictures, mouldings, No. 182 Springfield, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Chas. A. White & Co., manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in gold, bronze, plush and natural wood frames, 576 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for A. Bodge, picture framing, velvet frames, 330 Grand Street, New Haven, Connecticut, undated
        Envelope for Coburn's Picture and Art Store, picture framing, 62 Hanover Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated
        Trade card for Francis Godfrey, manufacturer of picture frames and importer of paintings, engravings, lithographs, 340 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

Gold work is a specialty and regilding can be done at short notice by Potter.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
framing (processes)
frames (furnishings)
gilders
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.091.01.02.002

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

New Bedford (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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