fbpx

Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread 50, location unknown, 1879

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1879

GUSN

GUSN-268078

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

A figure in tartan and a figure in top hat and striped trousers carry a spool of Coats' Thread in the card image. There is a road sign pointing "To Paris" and a ship awaiting the figures. The caption reads "They Go." The card verso has an 1879 calendar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
sewing (process)
thread
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

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

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.102.04.03.007

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Notions (Merchandise)
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].