Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bookseller advertisement
Object Number:
2002.1.3450
Date:
ca. 1760-1770
Medium:
Paper, glass, wood
Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 7 x 3/4 in.
Description:
Paper printed with a scene of a bookbinder working surrounded by large volumes encircled by a fancy printed frame with leafy flourishes and the words "Books Bound and/ Sold, Gilt or plain, by/ Andrew Barclay/ Next Door but one to the sign of the / Three Kings/ Three Kings in Cornhill/ Boston". The typeface used still utilized the small letter "s" that resembled the letter "f" indicating a date near 1800 for this advertisement.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.