Advertisement for Memento, Inventions Exhibition, South Kensington, 1885

ca. 1885

Not on view

This object is housed in an album of British trade cards from the collections of Bella C. Landauer, Ambrose Heal, and others. The term “trade card” is of nineteenth-century origin and refers to a card that advertises the services of an individual or business. Eighteenth-century trade cards were often printed on thin sheets of paper and referred to as “tradesmen’s cards,” “tradesmen’s bills,” or “shopkeeper’s bills.” During the Victorian era, trade cards were often reinforced on pasteboard and closely resemble business cards today.

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Title: Advertisement for Memento, Inventions Exhibition, South Kensington, 1885
Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
Date: ca. 1885
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (22.4 × 19 cm)
Plate: 6 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (17.4 × 14 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Object Number: 26.28.254
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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