Details
Contributor Thomas W. Price Co., printer.
Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Title [Shoneman Bros. trade cards] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia?]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date [ca. 1880]
Physical Description 3 prints : chromolithographs ; 7 x 12 cm. (2.75 x 4.75 in.) or smaller.
Description Series of illustrated trade cards for Shoneman Bros. trimmings and fancy goods' store at 116, 118 & 129 North Eighth Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict boats on the water, a child peaking through flowers, and a bird perched on flowers near its nest containing baby birds.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
One print [1975.F.800] copyrighted 1880 by Thomas W. Price Co.
One print [1975.F.800] contains Shakespeare quote printed on recto: Words are easy like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find. Every man will be thy friend, whilst thou hast wherewith to spend; but if store of crowns be scant, no man will supply thy want."
One print [1975.F.809] contains advertising text printed on verso promoting Shoneman Bros.' inexpensive gloves, fancy goods, fringe & buttons, and trimmings & fancy goods.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
Subject Shoneman Bros.
Dry goods stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Birds.
Boats.
Flowers.
Nests.
Trimmings stores -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Trade cards -- 1870-1880.
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880.
Provenance Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Shoneman Bros. [1975.F.772; 1975.F.800; 1975.F.809]
Accession number 1975.F.772
1975.F.800
1975.F.809