By His Majesty's Royal Letter Patent : , J.G. Christ & Co., No. 12 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden : London copper plate printers in gold, silver &c., & manufacturers of enamelled visiting and other cards-glazed and ornamental papers for drawing, painting etc.
Published / Created:
London, [not after 1837]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes:
"The subtle iridescent colours of these 1840s Belgian trade cards, lithographed on porcelain-coated card, were created by metallic dust which was applied when the glue-based printing ink was still wet. When the hazardous nature of the practice (it is said that the dust contained mercury) was realised in the 1860s, production ceased ..."--A Nation of Shopkeepers. (The Bodleian Library : 2001).
Subject Terms:
J. G. Christ & Co. | Printers -- England -- London. | Printing -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.