| Creator |
Theo. Leonhardt & Son. |
| Title |
[Specimen sheets for Theodore Leonhardt & Son, High Grade Lithographers 922 Locust Street Philadelphia.] [graphic] |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : Theo. Leonhardt & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1930 |
| Date |
[ca. 1930] |
| Physical Description |
2 prints: color lithographs, one on white cardstock, one on pink cardstock; 49 x 31 cm (19 x 12 in.) |
| Description |
Includes nine specimens of ornamented bank and commercial stationery border designs, including two with variant borders, vignette
illustrations, and the text, "Theodore Leonhardt & Son, High Grade Lithographers 922 Locust Street Philadelphia. Bonds, Certificates
of Stock, Diplomas, Bank and Commercial Stationery Our Specialty." Illustrations depict an exterior view of "Independence
Hall. A.D. 1776" including street and pedestrian traffic and an eagle standing upon a clutch of arrows and greenery. Borders
are composed of scalloped edges, and/or rosettes, and/or geometrical patterns. Leonhardt & Son was a partnership established
circa 1874 between Theodore Leonhardt and his son Arno. The firm continued to operate into the early 20th century.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
|
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
Includes registration marks in upper and lower edges. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POSA 124 & 124a |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Theo. Leonhardt & Son. |
|
Borders (Ornament areas) |
|
Eagles. |
|
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Printers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Color -- 1920-1930. |
|
Samples -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Advertisements - L [P.2019.64.41&42] |
| Accession number |
P.2019.64.41 |
|
P.2019.64.42 |
