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Contributor Peirce, John R., 1900-1970, artist.
Curtis Publishing Company, publisher.
Title At the direction of [Alice] we have entered your name upon our list for a year’s subscription to Ladies’ Home Journal [graphic] : We trust that the copies we shall have the pleasure of sending will prove to be pleasant reminders of the friend who sends to you this holiday remembrance, the Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia / c John R. Pierce.
Publisher [Philadelphia] : C[urtis] P[ublishing] Co[mpany]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1930
Date [ca. 1930]
Physical Description 1 print : halftone photomechanical ; sheet 28 x 18 cm (10.75 x 7 in.)
Description Subscription certificate for the Ladies’ Home Journal containing images of a stained glass work depicting knights (recto) and a medieval royal court scene with white figures (verso). Stained glass illustration shows white men knights, attired in armor and holding a sword and a lance, flanking a shield containing the text of the certificate. Royal court scene after artist John R. Peirce depicts a king, queen, and other guests seated and dining at a long dining table. A woman walks behind the table while carrying a steaming plate of food. In the right, a lutist and a harpist, slouching on a chair, play music near two dogs standing on all fours. In the left, a princess, holding hands with a knight seated behind her, sits on a wooden bench and watches the musicians. In the background is a Christmas tree.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content.
Name of publisher from copyright statement: c. by C.P. Co.
Gift of David Doret.
Biographical / historical note Pennsylvania artist John R. Peirce (1900-1970) was a commercial illustrator and also painted landscapes and portraits. He graduated from the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art.
Subject Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Eating & drinking.
Kings and rulers, Medieval.
Knights.
Musicians.
Publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Stained glass.
Genre Halftone photomechanical prints -- 1920-1930.
Printer Curtis Publishing Company, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.64.19]
Accession number P.2019.64.19

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