G. Thomas Rollason & Co. [trade card].

Title: 
G. Thomas Rollason & Co. [trade card].

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Description: 
1 trade card : ink on paper ; 16 x 10 cm
paper ink engraving single sided
Format of Material: 
Prints & Drawings
Subjects: 
Glass manufacture England Birmingham 19th century.
Glass industry and trade England Birmingham 19th century.
Vases England Birmingham 19th century.
Chandeliers England Birmingham 19th century.
Prints. gmgpc
Engravings. gmgpc
Bib ID: 
145106
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Art Box Storage
Call Number: 
Print Collection, Print box A-1, Print no. 250
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Variant Title: 
By special appointment
Notes: 
Print is hinged on mat along right edge; dimensions including mat are 36 x 28 cm.
Trade card features image in center of two adjoining ware rooms of G. Thomas Rollason & Co. Featured inside are shelves of vases; chandeliers hang from ceiling. Two women are being assisted in far room by man. Four vignettes and acanthus leaves frame the image. Vignettes feature interior and exterior views of a glass factory. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom featured at top.
"14" penciled in, and circled, on upper edge of verso.
This print is located in Print Box A-1, print no. 250.
Some minor staining. Carolyn Horton cleaned advertisement in 1973 or 1974.