Trade card for William Taylor, engraver, embosser and printer

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

19th century

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: Trade card for William Taylor, engraver, embosser and printer
Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
Date: 19th century
Medium: Color lithograph with embossment
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (11.5 × 15.8 cm)
Classification: Ephemera
Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Object Number: 26.28.175
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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