Grant and Co. 19th-Century Boston Paper Advertising Handbill

19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. Large-format advertising handbill or trade card for the Boston Cloak and Mantilla Emporium, Grant and Co., proprietors. Executed with wood-engraved illustrations on thin paper, the piece features two primary scenes: a central interior showroom labeled Wholesale and Retail depicting figures in Victorian attire, and a smaller lower illustration showing the exterior of the Boston Cloak and Mantilla Manufactory at 315 and 317 Washington Street. Typography lists specialties including importers of cloaks, capes, talmas, visites, and mantillas, as well as silk goods and shawls. The printed signature of the engraver Flood Boston appears in the upper right of the interior illustration. The paper is translucent with the printed image visible in reverse on the verso. Dimensions: 7.5"L Weight: 0.5 oz. Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Stima:€8.89

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