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Clipping - A. H. Davenport Company advertisement

Description

Clipping of an undated advertisement from a periodical for A. H. Davenport Company. Text of advertisements reads as follows: "Furniture designed and executed by A. H. Davenport Company / Designers and Makers of Furniture and Interior Finish / We call your attention to the removal of our New York Establishment from 331 5th Avenue to 150 Madison Avenue, corner 32nd St, where we have increased facilities for the display of our Furniture, Wall Coverings and Decorative Fabrics for Private Residences, Clubs, Banks, Etc. / Boston, 96-98 Washington St. New York, 150 Madison Avenue / Established 1835." The 1835 date cited in the text may refer to the establishment of Ezra Brabrook's furniture company which A. H. Davenport acquired in 1880 upon Brabrook's death.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
furniture
interior design
clippings (information artifacts)
advertisements

Physical Description

1 clipping (4 x 6 inches)

Collection Code

CC011

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

Date of Acquisition

1995-11-09

Reference Code

CC011.003.001

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries)

Material Type

clippings (information artifacts)
advertisements

Description Level

Item

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