Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Wallpaper (Greg Smart)
GUSN-195496
The business carries window shades, art materials and painters' supplies. The card has a scene of a bird and a frog on the edge of a pond with intricate floral patterns and insect motifs. The bird, which appears to be a kingfisher, holds a sketchbook under one wing and a palette with brushes under the other.
advertising
business (commercial function)
wallpapers
shades (coverings)
windows
Arts and Crafts (movement)
artists' materials
trade cards (advertising)
ephemera
advertisements
DigitalID 000609
AccessID 841
Other identifier HNEDID-000609
1 trade card ; 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.123.01.02.004
1870-1890
3 1/2 x 6 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.
Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Fiske & Spalding (manufacturer)
trade cards (advertising)
ephemera
advertisements
Fiske, William Oscar, 1836-1886
Central Street (Lowell, Mass.)
Jackson Street (Lowell, Mass.)
kingfishers
Item
Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Wallpaper (Greg Smart)
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