Series of illustrated trade cards for Edward Patridge's dining rooms, established in 1862, at 15 North Eighth Street and 19 South Eighth Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict sprays of flowers, leaves, and acorns; two children attempting to capture a butterfly; a man in a clown suit carrying a bouquet of flowers walking by the light of the moon with a female companion; pottery adorned with cranes and Japanese imagery; and a woman selling produce to a man attired in Turkish clothing in a village near an establishment labeled "Partridge's cafe and dining rooms"., Title supplied by cataloger., Printers and engravers include E. Ketterlinus & Co. (Philadelphia)., Advertising text printed on versos promotes the cafe and dining rooms and lists specific products served including Christmas cakes, ice creams, water-ices, frozen fruits, oysters, roast turkey, chicken, beef, lamb, veal, coffee, tea, chocolate, strawberries and strawberry cream., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Partridge's [1975.F.687; 1975.F.690; 1975.F.692 & 693; 1975.F.699 & 700; 1975.F.706; 1975.F.711; 1975.F.720a; P.9708.1; P.9798.4; P.9802.11; P.9810.4]