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Joseph Grindley trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/2/54 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Joseph Grindley trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/2/54

Creator(s): Joseph Grindley

Site Location(s): Based in - London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom( 51.5085, -0.12574 )

Date(s): c.1760

Size and medium: 1 trade card

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/q64nd3fy

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718696

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

Description

Elaborate 18th century engraved trade card of Joseph Grindley mounted on card. Shop sign for 'Three trunks and two buckets' framed at top of card, depicting group of trunks and buckets. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes within ornamental floral framework.


Transcription: Joseph Grindley AT THE 3 Trunks & 2 Buckets in Long Acre, London. Makes and Sells all Sorts of Strong Travelling Trunks, Portmanteaus & Sumpter Trunks, Post Chaise Trunks & Budgets, Canteens, Valeezes [Valises], Portmanteaus, Saddle Bags, Engine Pipe, Fire Buckets, Jacks &c. with all other kinds of Jackt Leatherware, at the moft reafonable [most reasonable] Rates. NB. Gentlemen, Merchants & others, may be supply'd [supplied] with Packing Trunks of all sorts.

Physical characteristics

Technique: engraving

Medium: print

Support: paper

Object: width 140mm height 165mm

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