Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol, Specimen of one of the materials used by Messrs. Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol, 22 Birchin Lane, Cornhill, & 111 Strand , [1854?]
- Title(s):
- Specimen of one of the materials used by Messrs. Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol, 22 Birchin Lane, Cornhill, & 111 Strand : in the preparation of the foundations for their pliant, ventilating, velvet & silk hats.
- Additional Title(s):
- At head of card: Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, Leicester Square
- Published/Created:
- [London?] : [Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol], [1854?]
- Physical Description:
- 1 trade card : illustrations ; 9 x 13 cm
- Holdings:
- Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13505543
- Related Content:
- View catalog record for: White, William. The illustrated hand book of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art. [London?], [1854].
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- The card (or a version of it) was mounted as a plate in: White, William. The illustrated hand book of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art. [London?], [1854]. See link herewith.
The Royal Panopticon of Science and Art (at Leicester Square) was open from 1854 to 1856.
The text is printed within a wood-engraved floral border.
At foot of card: "First Gallery, Porch no. 2"
BAC: British Art Center copy is housed with a similar trade card printed on cork made for Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol's participation in the Great Exhibition of 1851, in London.
The card is printed on a thin sheet of cork. Contemporary advertisements for hats made by Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol touted their extreme lightness, durability, and ventilation, traits that made them attractive for the Australian and Indian markets. - Subject Terms:
- Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century.Clothing trade -- Great Britain -- 19th century.Gaimes, Sanders & Nicol.Hat trade -- Great Britain -- 19th century.Hats -- Great Britain -- 19th century.Millinery -- Great Britain -- 19th century.Royal Panopticon of Science and Art.
- Form/Genre:
- Cork (bark)
Advertisements.
Trade cards (advertising)
Wood engravings.
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