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Album B: Household furnishings

Date

1840-1895

Location Note

Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-318587

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Description

The cards describe domestic and imported lamps, oil burners, glassware, china, crockery, cutlery, silverware, carpets and rugs. The businesses are New England based and from across the United States.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
lamps (lighting devices)
oil burners
lighting
electric lighting
glassware
porcelain
cutlery
silverware
tableware
carpets
rugs
lighting fixtures
women (female humans)
children (people by age group)
calendars
trade cards (advertising)
albums

Physical Description

191 trade cards, 66 leaves ; color illustrations ; 9 x 13 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.002

Image Dimensions

9 x 13 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)
albums

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Box 1

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