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To M. H. Traubel & Co. 46 1/2 Walnut St. opposite the Exchange. [billhead] [graphic] : N.B. Stones are not included in this bill.
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Creator
M. H. Traubel & Co.
Title
To M. H. Traubel & Co. 46 1/2 Walnut St. opposite the Exchange. [billhead] [graphic] : N.B. Stones are not included in this bill.
Publisher
[Philadelphia: M. H. Traubel & Co]
Date
[ca. 1857]
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph, printed with one color stone; 14 x 20 cm.(5.25 x 8 in.) folded.
Description
Billhead for the lithographic firm that operated 1853-ca. 1857 containing an allegorical scene. Shows the female figure lithography seated in an outdoor setting, a stone on her lap, and surrounded by tools for industrial arts, including an angle, mallet, and compass. In the background, a farmer plows his field and a ship sails on the water. Also contains corner piece vignettes showing the seal of Pennsylvania and the American eagle. A border depicted as a twig surrounds three-quarters of the scene. Names of the members of the firm are printed below the image: M. H. Traubel, Ed. Schnabel, and J. F. Finkelday.
Notes
Not in Wainwright.
Inscribed on verso: [Brand Wallthers?] As the world has hummed by. O my soul hast thou turned within. To the over = canopying old.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSA 106
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 61 T 693c
Subject
M. H Traubel & Co.
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women.
Lithographs -- Color -- 1850-1860.
Genre
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Ba 61 T 693c
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