Trade card of J. Corne, Plumber in Ludlow

Subject J. Corne British
ca. 1760–70
Not on view
Trade card for J. Corne, plumber in Ludlow, England. The trade card is characterized by a large cartouche with two small compartments up top and a larger one below. The top compartment contains an image of the personification of Justice. The compartment below it is filled with a coat of arms, consisting of plumbers tools. The large compartment is filled with text. The cartouche is placed against an architectural body, probably meant to depict the side of a house. All sorts of drains and pipes are attached to the building, and several water spewing accessories are depicted in the corners of the cartouche with two fountains above and below a water bird and the figure of Mercury.

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Object Information
  • Title: Trade card of J. Corne, Plumber in Ludlow
  • Subject: J. Corne (British, active London and Ludlow, ca. 1750–70)
  • Date: ca. 1760–70
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 5 1/16 in. (16.6 × 12.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.91.12
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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