| Contributor |
Ponsot, A., printer. |
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Thomas S. Dando & Co., printer. |
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Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
| Title |
[E. Burthey trade cards] [graphic]. |
| Alternate Title |
Malbrough s’en va-t-en guerre. |
| Publisher |
1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1880] |
| Physical Description |
23 prints : chromolithographs ; 10 x 7 cm. (4 x 2.75 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Series of illustrated trade cards for Etienne Burthey's Philadelphia confectionery at 324 South Third Street. Eight prints
illustrate the French folksong, "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre". Views show the Duke of Marlborough leaving for war; Marlborough
with another man carrying his sabre; Marlborough's wife looking through a telescope from a stone tower; two men with the deceased
Marlborough's helmet; his wife's worried page carrying a letter; and his wife seated, with the page crying into a handkerchief
nearby, after receiving news of Marlborough's death; and two men carrying his coffin. Additional illustrations depict men
and women playing lawn tennis and archery; a group of children performing a variety of activities, including playing with
a train, performing magic tricks, and training a dog; naked cherubs in the snow and on a swing; flowers; birds; bees; and
butterflies. Burthey's confectionery business occupied 324 South Third Street from 1877 to 1881.
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| Notes |
Printers and engravers include A. Ponsot (Paris, France), Stafford (Frankford, Pa.), and Thomas S. Dando & Co. (Philadelphia,
Pa.)
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Includes series of five prints by Thomas S. Dando & Co. with advertising text printed on versos: F. Burthey, manufacturer
of all sorts of chocolates, bonbons, Parisian style, 324 South Third St., Philadelphia. Prints also contain titles on rectos,
including "Royal lawn tennis," "Le petit mencanicien," "Le petit magicien," "Le chien d'education," and "Tir a l'arc."
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Includes series of eight prints printed by Ponsot, Paris with imprint, "E. Burthey, maison Francaise de chocolat et confiserie,
324 South Third St., Philadelphia" and various titles in French on rectos including, "Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre," "L'un
portrait son grand sabre," "Madame monte à sa tour," "L'autre portrait son casque," "Elle voit venir son page," "Monsieur
Marlborough est mort," "Chacun s'en fut chez soi," and "J' l'ai vu porter en terre."
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Digitized. |
| Subject |
Burthey, Etienne. |
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Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722. |
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Confectioneries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Children. |
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Putti. |
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Soldiers. |
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Death. |
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Play (Recreation). |
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Archery. |
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Tennis. |
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Bees. |
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Birds. |
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Butterflies. |
|
Flowers. |
| Genre |
Trade cards -- 1870-1880. |
|
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Provenance |
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Burthey [1975.F.37; 1975.F.39; 1975.F.41-44; 1975.F.46; 1975.F.48; 1975.F.64-65; 1975.F.70; 1975.F.74; 1975.F.77;
1975.F.84; 1975.F.96; 1975.F.98-99; 1975.F.101-104; 1975.F.108; 1975.F.115]
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| Accession number |
1975.F.37 |
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1975.F.39 |
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1975.F.41 |
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1975.F.42 |
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1975.F.43 |
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1975.F.44 |
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1975.F.46 |
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1975.F.48 |
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1975.F.64 |
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1975.F.65 |
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1975.F.70 |
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1975.F.74 |
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1975.F.77 |
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1975.F.84 |
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1975.F.96 |
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1975.F.98 |
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1975.F.99 |
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1975.F.101 |
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1975.F.102 |
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1975.F.103 |
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1975.F.104 |
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1975.F.108 |
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1975.F.115 |
