J. H. Summers billhead
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Type of record: Archive
Title: J. H. Summers billhead
Classmark: MS 2241/4/3/212
Creator(s): James Hillat Summers; Thomas Smith
Site Location(s): Based in - Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe( 51.8711, 0.15868 )
Date(s): c.1835
Size and medium: 1 billhead
Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/zcjzryx3
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/721523
Collection group(s): Art and Antique Market | John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History
Description
Pictorial 19th century engraved billhead of J. H. Summers [James Hillat Summers]. To left of card, fireplace with crossed knife and fork above mantlepiece with companion set, urn, dish cover and coal scuttle in foreground. To right, inscribed frame propped against various items of furniture including chair, table, cabinet, desk, workboxes and steps. Carved curtain pole with elaborate swags behind furniture. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes.
Transcription: BOT [BOUGHT] OF J. H. SUMMERS, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, Upholsterer, Auctioneer & Appraiser, PAPER HANGINGS, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS &c. Bps [Bishop's] Stortford. T. Smith scd Exeter Row, Birmingham.
Physical characteristics
Technique: engraving
Medium: print
Support: paper
Object: width 187mm height 72mm
Access and usage
Access
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