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Bruggeman-Opsomer trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/1/200 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Bruggeman-Opsomer trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/1/200

Creator(s): Bruggeman-Opsomer; T. & D. Hemelsoet

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/n8phmsnb

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718640

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

Description

Highly pictorial 19th century chromolithographed trade card of Bruggeman-Opsomer with large elaborate red frame around edge of card .Trader details and image of ornately carved table and chairs in centre of card. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Enamelled card or carte porcelaine. Remains of previous blue paper mount and glue present on reverse.


Flemish-Dutch transcription: BRUGGEMAN-OPSOMER, BOUWKUNDIGEN Fabrick van Meubels, Schrynwerker, trapmaeker, en Timmerman parochie Desteldonck by Gent. Lith. T & D Hemelsoet, Gand.


English translation: BRUGGEMAN-OPSOMER, BUILDERS, Furniture manufacturer, Joiner, stair maker, and Carpenter in the parish of Desteldonk in Ghent. Lithography by T. and D. Hemelsoet, Ghent.

Physical characteristics

Technique: chromolithograph

Medium: print

Support: carte porcelaine

Object: width 205mm height 155mm

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