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Ah Foo trade card (label)

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/3/125 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Ah Foo trade card (label)

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/3/125

Creator(s): Ah Foo

Site Location(s): Based in - Hong Kong, Asia( 22.25, 114.167 )

Date(s): c.1880

Size and medium: 1 trade card (label)

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/b6q99s5v

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/721436

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

Description

Simple 19th century engraved trade card (label) of Ah Foo. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Printed street number 28 has been crossed out, with manuscript ink note '31' written to left. Canton [Guangzhou City] manufactory address written in Chinese at sides of card, roughly translating as 'Carpenter's shop is located in Guangzhou City Market, at shop number 28 accessed from the left side entrance gate'.


Transcription: AH FOO, CARPENTER AND CABINET MAKER, From Canton, HAS ALWAYS ON HAND, CHEST TRUNKS & HOUSEHOLD FURNITURES FOR SALE. CLOSE TO EASTERN MARKET No. 31 Queen's Road, Hong Kong.

Physical characteristics

Technique: engraving

Medium: print

Support: paper

Object: width 100mm height 61mm

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