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Trade cards: P.13066-R

Current Location: In storage

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Trade cards

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Publisher: Various

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Description

A small album containing trade cards and other ephemera. Labelled 'TRADE CARDS' on spine, and 'Spencer George Perceval Bequest / Scrapbook II' on the front cover. Contains 63 plates and 1 drawing.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1885

Components of the work

Binding Height 305 mm Width 255 mm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Embossed mark front and back covers

  • Text: PATENTED IN ENGLAND & AMERICA 1885
  • Location: Inside cover
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13066-R
Primary reference Number: 187630

Audit data

Created: Thursday 31 May 2012 Updated: Thursday 7 June 2012

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Trade cards" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/187630 Accessed: 2024-05-04 06:01:33

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