Engraved trade card advertising the services of the Ipswich architect and surveyor William Brown (1778-1851). A classical ruined building with Doric columns, similar to the Temple of Poseidon at Paestum, is depicted; Brown's credentials are inscribed on a chunk of masonry in the foreground
Alternative Title:
W. Brown, architect and surveyor, Ipswich
Description:
Title engraved within lower left portion of image. and Date of publication from dealer's description.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Ipswich.
Subject (Name):
Brown, William, 1778-1851.
Subject (Topic):
Architects, Surveyors, Architecture, Ruins, and Columns
Title from item., Title continues: Makes & sells all sorts of cabinet & upholders goods glasses and chairs in the most compleat & newest taste at the most reasonable rate. N.B. Grotto work done; shells bought &c., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On leaf 42 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from right edge., and On leaf 144 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from top and right edges., and On leaf 145 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom edge., and On leaf 144 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 98 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 71 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Title devised by curator., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 51 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.