Envelope for the Calendar of early American prints, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1937

GUSN

GUSN-273789

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Ephemera collection
Calendar collection
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Envelope for the Calendar of early American prints, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937
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Ephemera collection
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  - Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co.
    - Envelope for the Calendar of early American prints, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937 (current record)
    - Calendar of early American prints, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937

Description

The envelope has a central illustration showing an early printer performing his work while two men look at a finished print. On each side of this illustration are panels with six illustrations each that evoke scenes from the prints used in the calendar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
insurance
printers (people)
printmaking
envelopes
calendars

Physical Description

1 envelope ; 13 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.13.07.001

Image Dimensions

13 3/4 x 21 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Lorna Condon, 14 May 2007.

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia (Publisher)

Material Type

envelopes
calendars

Other People

Pitz, Henry C. (Henry Clarence), 1895-1976

Description Level

Item

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