Title |
[Label specimens] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1860-1870 |
Date |
[ca. 1860-ca. 1870] |
Physical Description |
9 prints: 2 chromolithographs and 7 lithographs, 1 gilted and tinted with one stone; 14 x 33 cm. (5.25 x 13 in.) or smaller. |
Description |
Series of labels, primarily textile (wool, silk, mohair), containing allegorical, patriotic, and nationalistic vignettes and
pictorial details. Vignettes and details depict Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, coats of arms, the female allegorical figure
of Columbia, and a view of a flock of sheep among a grove of trees. Brands represented include Bradford Make, Collingwood
Brand, Favorite Ottoman Reversible, Lady Washington, and Royal Shawl.
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Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Print P.9399.285 stamped on recto: Wm. S. Skinner. David M. Test. |
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Originally part of Specimens Album [P.9349]. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron, 1750-1810 -- Portraits. |
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Coats of arms. |
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Columbia (Allegory) |
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Nationalism. |
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Patriotism. |
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Sheep. |
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Textile industry. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Labels -- 1860-1880. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Specimens Album Loose Prints Collection - Label Specimens [P.9349.275, 285-286, 289, 322, 337, 355, 420 & 435] |
Accession number |
P.9349.275 |
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P.9349.285 |
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P.9349.286 |
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P.9349.289 |
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P.9349.322 |
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P.9349.337 |
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P.9349.355 |
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P.9349.420 |
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P.9349.435 |