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James Shoolbred & Company trade card

Archive Item: MS 2241/4/3/148 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: James Shoolbred & Company trade card

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2241/4/3/148

Creator(s): James Shoolbred & Company; Barclay & Fry

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

Date(s): c.1880

Size and medium: 1 trade card

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/h1vkw7r7

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/721459

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

Description

Elaborate 19th century chromolithographed trade card James Shoolbred & Company. Trader details inscribed on multiple gold banners in stylised fonts with decorative initials. Various departments listed on reverse of card in ornate frame.


Transcription of obverse:TOTTENHAM HOUSE. JAS [JAMES] SHOOLBRED & COMPY [COMPANY]. LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS. SILK MERCERS, CARPET & DAMASK WAREHOUSEMEN, CABINET MANUFACTURERS & UPHOLSTERES, IMPORTERS OF TURKEY CARPETS. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157 & 158 Tottenham Court Rd, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 &45 Grafton St East, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38 &39 University St & 33 to 27 Sussex St. MANUFACTORY - 260, 262 & 264 Euston Road. LONDON. BARCLAY & FRY, LONDON, E.C.


Transcription of reverse: CABINET MANUFACTURERS, UPHOLSTERERS, DECORATORS, CARPETS, LINENS, SILKS, LACE. DRAPERY, WOOLLENS, MANTLES, MILLINERY, COSTUMERS, HOSIERY, HABERDASHERY.

Physical characteristics

Technique: chromolithograph

Medium: print

Support: pasteboard

Object: width 121mm height 92mm

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