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Edward Banister carpet warehouse. Stephen Foulk's cheap carpet & floor oil cloth warehouse. Carpetings. [graphic].
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Title
Edward Banister carpet warehouse. Stephen Foulk's cheap carpet & floor oil cloth warehouse. Carpetings. [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1847
Date
[April 1847]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph; 15 x 17 cm. (5.88 x 6.75 in.)
Description
Advertisement showing the five-story storefront of the carpet warehouse, covered in signage, at 269 Market, i.e., Seventh and Market streets. Patrons enter the doorways past rolled carpets on display. In front of the store, more rolled carpets rest on crates, a boy leans on a street lamp at the corner, and a partially visible horse-drawn wagon is parked. Pedestrians walk on Seventh Street past the side of the store and under awnings printed with illegible text. Also includes a dog and partial views of the adjacent business and a horse-drawn carriage traveling in the street. Banister operated from 269 Market Street 1845-1852.
Is referenced by
Wainwright 107
Notes
Date from Poulson inscription lower left corner: April 1847.
Wainwright suggests date of circa 1845.
"Edward Banister" signage text depicted in image inked with pen on print.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 203
LCP copy trimmed and lacking title and imprint.
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Subject
Banister, Edward.
Foulk, Stephen.
Rug and carpet industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Floor coverings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 600 block.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Advertisements -- 1840-1850.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W107 [P.2043]
Accession number
P.2043
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Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Philadelphia on Stone: Library Company of Philadelphia
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