Trade card for W.J. McPherson, painter, decorator, designer and stained glass manufacturer, 440 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Painting
General
Painting - General - Folder 1
Trade card for W.J. McPherson, painter, decorator, designer and stained glass manufacturer, 440 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Painting
    - General
      - Painting - General - Folder 1
        Advertisement for James Wakefield, painter's oil and colours, Town Dock, Boston, Mass., August 15, 1792
        Trade card for T.A. Hamilton, paint, oil, glass, wallpaper, No. 4 Green Street, Newburyport, Mass., undated
        Billhead for B.S. Jenkins, Dr., house, sign and fresco painter, 431 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Mass., dated November 24, 1880
        Billhead for L.M. Laws, Dr., whitening, whitewashing and coloring, Pleasant Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 18, 1881
        Trade cards for J.C. Carver, house painting, decorating, 54 Walnut Street, Brockton, Mass., undated
        Work estimate, George Williams, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., 1876
        Billhead for James Corcoran, Dr., house & sign painter, corner Shawmut Street & Pleasant, Boston, Mass., dated May 13, 1880
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated December 31, 1881
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated July 1, 1876
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated 1878
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated 1877
        Billhead for C. Wood & Son, Dr., dealers in house paper, borders and decoration, No. 65 Main Street, Taunton, Mass., dated July 13, 1883
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated November 1, 1883
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated 1878
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated July 1, 1875
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated June 1, 1881
        Billhead for Morse & Blake, Dr., stucco whiteners & fancy colorers, 1 1/2 Stoddard Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 24, 1875
        Billhead for H.R. Morse, Dr., whitener and colorer, No. 1 1/2 Stoddard Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 13, 1880
        Billhead for Oliver Johnson & Co., importers and manufacturers of white lead & colors, office 19, warehouse, 13 & 15 Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island, dated September 8, 1876
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated November 1, 1883
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated July 1, 1880
        Billhead for George Williams, Dr., house and sign painter, grainer and glazier, No. 3 Province Court, Boston, Mass., dated September 30, 1875
        Billhead for W.J. McPherson, house painter and decorator, 19 and 440 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated January 3, 1870
        Letterhead for G.S. Dalby & Co., painters, decorators and furnishers, Chestnut, corner of Washington Street, West Newton, Mass., dated November 5, 1891
        Trade card for W.J. McPherson, painter, decorator, designer and stained glass manufacturer, 440 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated (current record)
        Trade card, F. Bockelmann, house, sign & fresco painter, office No. 390 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
        Billhead for J.M. Hall & Co., house, sign, and fresco painting, glazing, graining, &c., No. 1 North Russell Street, Boston, Mass., 1877
        Billhead for J.M. Hall & Co., house, sign, and fresco painting, No. 1 North Russell Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

Description

The artist McPherson has a diversified business according to the card.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
painters (artists)
painting (image-making)
interior decorators
stained glass (material)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card ; 2 1/4 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.085.01.01.025

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Earle Shettleworth, 10-13-1999.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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