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Trade Card, Trade Card: Advertisement

This is a Trade card. It was made for John Comyn. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is engraving support: white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Purchase in memory of Sarah Amelia Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

18.4 x 15 cm (7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.) (dims. vary widely) Platemark/repeat: 13 x 9.6 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Trade Card, Trade Card: Advertisement; Made for John Comyn; England; engraving support: white laid paper; 18.4 x 15 cm (7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.) (dims. vary widely) Platemark/repeat: 13 x 9.6 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Purchase in memory of Sarah Amelia Cooper Hewitt; 1961-164-3

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