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J.W. LeMaistre. No. 48 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia, : [graphic] : Embroideries, laces, white goods, real and Nottingham lace curtains, corsets, gloves, &c.
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Contributor
Ketterlinus Printing House, printer.
Title
J.W. LeMaistre. No. 48 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia, : [graphic] : Embroideries, laces, white goods, real and Nottingham lace curtains, corsets, gloves, &c.
Publisher
Philadelphia : Ketterlinus
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1890
Date
[ca. 1890]
Physical Description
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 11 x 8 cm (4 x 3 in.)
Description
Racist trade card promoting lace manufacturer J.W. LeMaistre and depicting a white man photographer showing a Native American person his photograph outside a pavillion. In the left, the Native American person, portrayed in racist caricature and attired a feathered headress, a tunic with a feathered skirt, hoop earrings, bracelets, and anklets, bends slightly forward and looks at a portrait photograph of themself. In the right, the photographer, attired in a long-sleeved blue shirt with a white collar, a pink bowtie, white pants, and black shoes, bends forward as he holds up the photograph from the floor with both hands. A large camera with hood stands behind him. Several white men pedestrians, an obelisk, and a neoclassical building can be seen in the left background. John W. LeMaistre (1840-1915) is listed in the Philadelphia directories as a lacemaker from circa 1880s. He incorporated the firm, the LeMaistre Lace and Embroidery Co., in 1905.
Notes
Title from item.
Date inferred from dates of operation of advertised business.
Includes copyright statement: Copyrighted.
RVCDC
Subject
LeMaistre, John W., 1840-1915.
Cameras.
Indians of North America -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Obelisks.
Portrait photographs.
Racism in popular culture.
Textile industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Chromolithographs -- 1890-1900.
Trade cards -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade cards - LeMaistre [P.2022.9]
Accession number
P.2022.9
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Trade Card Collection
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
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