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Account of the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilvert Du Motier Marquis de La Fayette, with illustrations of the La Fayette pattern of sterling silver tableware, Towle Mfg. Company, silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass.

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Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-321884

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Description

Lafayette's life is recounted with illustrations. Text on the front cover reads, "6th series colonial." The majority of tableware pages, 49-66, are missing from the item.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
silverware
silversmiths
tableware
generals
statesmen
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet, 48 pages : illustrations ; 11 x 7 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.012.006.026

Image Dimensions

11 x 7 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Towle Mfg. Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pamphlets

Other People

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Subjects

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Revolutionary War

Description Level

Item

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