Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger

1767

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Eighteenth-century trade cards were the precursors of modern business cards and could also function as advertisements. Saint-Aubin made this design for an ironmonger in his neighborhood, employing the conceit of showing the shop as if its facade had been removed. A flirtatious encounter between a saleswoman and a male customer takes place amid a jumble of metal grates, light fixtures, and fireplace tools.

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Title: Trade Card for Périer, Ironmonger
Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)
Date: 1767
Medium: Black chalk, pen and black and brown inks, brush and gray and brown wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.6 × 18 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (43.8 × 34.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Promised Gift of Stephen A. Geiger, in memory of his parents, Howard W. Geiger and Mildred K. Geiger, and in honor of his brother, Julian R. Geiger
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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