Details
Title Cunningham & Hill, 204 Church Street, Philadelphia. Flags and shields of all nations and sizes, gas jets of any device or design, banners and silk flags for inside decoration. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Date [1876]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; 31 x 49 cm. (12.25 x 19 in.)
Description Advertisement issued during the Centennial Exhibition 1876 for the upholstery manufacturers and dealers containing illustrations of 5 different styles of patriotic bunting and an exterior view of a residence adorned with bunting and commemorative window shades. Illustrations depict bunting designs composed of shields, flags (including America, France, Great Britain), swaths of fabric, panels, and fringes. One design includes shield with portrait of George Washington. Section of advertisement also includes a design for lettering reading "1776 Union 1876" complemented by the figure of an eagle. View of residence shows a three-story mansard-roofed building with a portico entrance. The name and address of Cunningham & Hill are printed over and within the illustrations. Cunningham & Hill, the partnership between William B. Cunningham & Philip Hill, operated between circa 1871 and 1876 when the partnership dissolved.
Notes Advertising text printed below image: We would respectfully call your attention to the above illustration of store and house decoration, and advise those who attend decorating to do so at their earliest convenience to avoid a rush, which will be inevitable. Our shields are made of papier-mache, and can be exposed to all weathers, and can easily be attached to any window with out patent group-socket for five flags, making a beautiful group. Manufactured wholesale and retail.
POSP 285
Subject Cunningham & Hill
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Upholstery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Banners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Genre Advertisements -- 1870-1880.
Lithographs -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Centennial [P.2011.53]
Accession number P.2011.53