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Bill head for Christian Brown, Chemist & Druggist, Bath: P.13001-R

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Current Location: In storage

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Bill head for Christian Brown, Chemist & Druggist, Bath

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Blank bill head, included in a book of trade cards of Bath from the 1830s.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1820 CE - Circa 1835 CE

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 119 mm Width 183 mm
Plate Height 94 mm Width 183 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Bath ______ 18 / Bought of Christ.n Brown, / (Successor to Mess.re Hunt.) / Chemist and Druggist, / Wholesale and Retail. / No.13, Northgate Street. / Agent by appointment for Hamilton's Patent Soda, Serdlitz, Seltzer, Magnesian. / and other Mineral Waters.
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: PHYSICIANS / Prescriptions / & FAMILY RECIPES / accurately prepared. / GENUINE PATENT & HORSE MEDICINES.
  • Location: Plate centre left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13001-R
Primary reference Number: 185832

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 November 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 May 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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