Advertisement photograph

Waterlow & Sons Limited (mentioned on object), 1878

Nowadays selling clothing and other products by means of photographs is a matter of course, however in the 19th century this was quite a novelty. The high costs prevented many from venturing on this path right away. The London firm of T.S. Freeman & Sons, however, seems to have been optimistic enough to place this advertisement in a guide for English local authorities.

  • Artwork typebook
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-1449
  • Dimensionsheight 222 mm x width 153 mm x thickness 53 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The municipal corporations companion, diary, directory, and year-book of statistics (title on object)
    • Advertisement photograph

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-1449

Creation

  • Creation

    • publisher: Waterlow & Sons Limited (mentioned on object), London
    • publisher: James William Vickers (mentioned on object), London
    • compiler (person in literature): John Richard Somers Vine (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1878

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 222 mm x width 153 mm x thickness 53 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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