Advertisement calendar for 1858 containing classical figures, patriotic imagery, and scenes of a printer's establishment. Imagery includes the allegorical figures for art, music, prosperity, commerce, and time; the American eagle, shield, and flag; birds; cherubs; water sprites; and floral ornamentations. Scenes show artisans at work at lithographic and printing presses, a woman colorist, an artist at his drawing table, and a printer choosing typeface. Other pictorial elements depict symbols of art, trade, and industry, including a palette, globe, and bust. Filigree borders several of the images., Not in Wainwright., Name of possible printer from manuscript note on verso., Inset cut in upper portion of print., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 3, Originally part of Charles A. Poulson's scrapbooks of illustrations of Philadelphia.
Date
[1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements - C [(2)1525.F.3]
