trade cards (advertising)
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Chromolithographic cards titled "Three Ages of Woman," as depicted by fantasy flower people, designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This collection is a six card chromolithographic set of album cards, "Three Ages of Woman," representing the ages of woman as depicted by fantasy flower people. The cards were designed sometime in the 1880s by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an American writer and noted feminist.
Chromolithographic trade cards advertising "Soapine" soap product, designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This collection contains three chromolithographic trade cards advertising a soap product called “Soapine," dated approximately 1880-1884, manufactured by the Kendall Manufacturing Company. The cards were designed by American writer and illustrator, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935). The Kendall Manufacturing Company was established in 1827 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Corset and bustle advertisement ephemera
This collection contains booklets, pamphlets, die-cuts, paper dolls, transformation cards, and other ephemeral materials advertising corset and bustle fashions in the 1880s. There is no specific creator information because this holding includes an assortment of creators: manufacturers, printers, and clothing companies.
Johns Hopkins University Maryland ephemera collection
This is an artificially-assembled collection with manuscript items selected by curators in Special Collections. This collection contains diaries, postcards, letters, and other material related to history and life in Maryland, 1818-2015 (Bulk: 1818-1957).
Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection
The Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection documents the history of the women's suffrage movement both in the United States and abroad from 1879 to approximately 1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to 1920. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Pharmaceutical trade cards
This artificially assembled collection contains trade cards from the late 19th century advertising pharmaceutical products for health and beauty applications. Some include opium and cocaine as ingredients.
Trade card for John Mawe's Free Museum in Matlock Bath, England
John Mawe (1764-1829) was a British mineralogist who became known for his practical approach to the discipline. The collection includes an engraved paper trade card for "J. Mawe, Free Museum, Matlock. Mineral and Shells, Amethystine fluor and Black Marble ornaments, elegantly engraved or plain, chimney pieces etc." The trade card dates to the early 1800s, likely 1800.