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Print, William Hardy's Shop Card

This is a Print. It was print maker: Samuel Ireland and after William Hogarth. It is dated 1794 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. George A. Kubler. It is credited Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 7 × 8.9 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.) Paper: 22.8 × 15.5 cm (9 in. × 6 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

inscription: "Willm. Hardy/Goldsmith/and Jeweller in Ratcliff highway/near Sun Tavern Fields/Sells all sorts of Gold and Silver Plate Vc."

Cite this object as

Print, William Hardy's Shop Card; Print Maker: Samuel Ireland (English, ca. 1744–1800); After William Hogarth (English, 1697 - 1764); Ireland; etching on paper; Plate: 7 × 8.9 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.) Paper: 22.8 × 15.5 cm (9 in. × 6 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler; 1949-152-61

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