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[Advertisement] – Antique Wall Art

[Advertisement], [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
[Advertisement], [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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 historic print of [Advertisement] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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What sets this item apart is that it is a commercial advertisement rather than a portrait, and its only attribution comes from a name on the shelflist card, Joseph Laing & Co. The record gives no date, so the firm's dates of operation and the age of this piece remain unconfirmed. Single-sheet advertisements like this were a common way for businesses to announce goods and services to passersby and readers, often pairing printed text with a decorative illustration. Its wording, layout and imagery can still suggest the trade and tastes of its period, even without a firm date.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Laing (Joseph) & Co.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,214 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-132450

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