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[Lorenzo Puccini trade cards] [graphic].
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Contributor
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Title
[Lorenzo Puccini trade cards] [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description
3 prints : chromolithographs ; 16 x 8 cm. (6.25 x 3 in.) or smaller.
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards for Puccini's fruit and wine shops at 1200 and 1408 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. One illustration, entitled "Exposition Univ'lle de Paris 1878" depicts part of an exhibition building from a lake. Spectators stand in an observatory gazebo in the foreground. The Paris World's Fair, also known as Exposition Universelle, was held in 1878. Other illustrations depict robed female muse figures holding musical instruments, including a lyre and a tambourine.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
One print [1975.F.668] contains advertising text printed on verso: Lorenzo Puccini, importer of Italian, French & Spanish wines & produce, depôt for hot house fruit, 1408 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
Subject
Puccini, Lorenzo.
Paris Universal Exposition of 1878.
Fruit industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Wine industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Lyres.
Tambourines.
Muses (Greek deities)
Genre
Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Provenance
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Puccini [1975.F.668; 1975.F.674 & 675]
Accession number
1975.F.668
1975.F.674
1975.F.675
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Trade Card Collection
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