F. Basham, modeller, plaster, cement & scagliola worker No. 408 Broadway, New York – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures F. Basham, modeller, plaster, cement & scagliola worker No. 408 Broadway, New York in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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F. Basham, modeller, plaster, cement & scagliola worker No. 408 Broadway, New York
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An 1844 trade print advertises F. Basham, a modeller of plaster, cement and scagliola, working at 408 Broadway. Scagliola was an imitation-marble technique using colored plaster, and decorators used it for columns, chimneypieces and wall panels, so this trade sat between building and ornament. Broadway was among the busiest commercial streets in New York at the time, and a card like this was likely aimed at passing architects, builders and clients. The print was entered with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1844, and a catalog card links it to a name, Palmer, though that detail is unverified.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 1844 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Palmer. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,080 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116982 |
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