Label, The Ardahan Rug, manufactured by The Read Carpet Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Furnishings
Floor coverings
Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
Furnishings - Floor coverings - General - Folder 2
Label, The Ardahan Rug, manufactured by The Read Carpet Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Furnishings
    - Floor coverings
      - Furnishings - Floor coverings - General
        Furnishings - Floor coverings - General - Folder 2
        Trade card for Oliver Stearns, William P. Tenny & Co.'s Carpet Hall, over the Boston and Maine Railroad Depot, Haymarket Square, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for the New England Carpet Company, 75 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Childs & Lane, carpetings, 116 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Wax Bros., new & second hand furniture, 69 1/2 Prince Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for Chipman's Sons & Co., carpetings, corner of Court & Hanover Streets, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for J.W. Stewart, carpet and furniture upholsterer, No. 23 Wall Street, off Causeway Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Trade card for John H. Pray Sons & Co., carpetings, 558 & 560 Washington Street, 30 to 34 Harrison Avenue Extension, Boston, Mass. and 113 Worth Street, New York, New York, undated
        Trade card for Samuel Perkins, carpets, Adams & Milk Street, Boston, Mass., May 1, 1816
        Trade card for the Oriental Afghan Rug Renovating Company, A.S. Boyadjian, 200 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass. and 217 Dunster Lane, Winchester, Mass., undated
        Daylight Rug Salesroom 1st floor, O.W. Richardson & Co., corner Wabash Avenue and Congress Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated
        Trade card for Watt & Findlay, geometrical & encaustic tile pavements, 124 Maiden Lane, New York, New, York, undated
        Stratton hooked rug supplies, The Charlotte K. Stratton Co., 68 Haywood Street, Greenfield, Mass., undated
        Trade card for B. Altman & Co., August sale of oriental rugs, location unknown, undated
        Trade card for J. Kennard & Sons Carpet Co., St. Louis, Missouri, 1884
        Label, The Ardahan Rug, manufactured by The Read Carpet Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut (current record)

Description

A man riding a camel in a Middle Eastern setting illustrates the label. The pattern sizes are listed on the verso. The business has offices in New York and San Francisco and at 34 Chauncy Street in Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
floor coverings
rugs
carpets
labels (identifying artifacts)

Physical Description

1 label : color illustrations ; 3 x 5 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.050.01.01.02.015

Image Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Nold, 2014.

Places

Bridgeport (Fairfield county, Connecticut)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
San Francisco (San Francisco county, California)

Record Details

Material Type

labels (identifying artifacts)

Subjects

Chauncy Street (Boston, Mass.)
Camels

Description Level

Item

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