| Contributor |
Rohrer, H.D., former owner. |
| Title |
Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, $1.25 a year. Floral guide 10cts. James Vick, seedman, Rochester, N.Y. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Rochester?] |
| Publisher |
N.Y. Rochester. 1878 |
| Date |
[ca. 1878] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 16 x 9 cm. (6.5 x 3.5 in.) |
| Description |
Pictorial envelope advertising the horticulture periodical established in 1878 by printer and horticulturist James Vick. Contains
a vignette composed of ornate details framing advertising text. Details include flowers, vinery, and foliage. "Vick's Illustrated
Monthly" was issued 1878-1909.
|
| Notes |
Title from printed return of address. |
|
Addressed to H.D. Rohrer, Lancaster, Pa. |
|
Contains a one-cent stamp printed in blue and depicting a profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin cancelled with ink-stamp postmark:
Rochester, N.Y..
|
|
Manuscript notes in pencil on verso. Notes refer to deliveries of flowers. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
| Subject |
Vick, James, 1818-1882. |
|
Publishing industry -- New York -- Rochester. |
|
Horticulture. |
| Genre |
Pictorial envelopes -- 1870-1880. |
|
Lithographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Provenance |
Rohrer, H.D., former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.91] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.91 |
