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L. Matthys trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/1/182 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: L. Matthys trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/1/182

Creator(s): L. Matthys; G. Jacqmain

Site Location(s): Based in - Ghent, Flanders, Belgium, Europe( 51.05, 3.71667 )

Date(s): 1840-1865

Size and medium: 1 trade card

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/vynf6rvk

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718622

Collection group(s): Art and Antique Market | John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History

Description

Highly pictorial 19th century chromolithographed trade card of L. Matthys, with trader details encased in elaborate oval cartouche depicting various travel items such as saddles, purses, trunks and boxes. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Enamelled card or carte porcelaine with two tone coloured inks in reds and golds. Remains of previous blue paper mount and glue present on reverse.


French transcription: L. MATTHYS, SELLIER. Magasin de Sellier & Articles de voyage. Rue de la Calandre en face de la Rue de l'Universite, No 3. GAND. Lith G. Jacqmain, à Gand.


English translation: L. MATTHYS, SADDLER. Saddle and travel goods shop. No. 3, Rue de la Calandre in front of Rue de l'Universite, GHENT. Lithography by G. Jacqmain of Ghent.

Physical characteristics

Technique: chromolithograph

Medium: print

Support: carte porcelaine

Object: width 134mm height 93mm

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