Trade card for George A. Schastey
This two-sided trade card captures the fashionable Aesthetic style of George A. Schastey’s firm and its newfound prosperity. The front of the card lists the services offered, and a flowering Japanesque dragon provides the backdrop for Schastey’s address; a related motif appears on the entrance hall cabinet from 4 West Fifty-Fourth Street. The reverse of the card depicts Schastey’s newly constructed manufactory, located at 228 West Fifty-Third Street.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trade card for George A. Schastey
- Printer: John Harper Bonnell & Co. (active 1876–84)
- Subject: George A. Schastey (American (born Germany), Merseburg 1839–1894 at sea)
- Date: 1876–79
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 2 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (5.7 × 9.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Paul Manganaro, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.631.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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