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An advertisement for a stationary store with an illustration of an interior with an arched ceiling and several arched entryways.

An advertisement for a stationary store. Text in an illustrated frame at the bottom of the advertisement describes the goods sold. Above the text, there is an illustration of a large stone archway leading to an interior. Two figures stand on either side of the main archway, while in the background another figure walks through a secondary archway. The interior has a vaulted ceiling.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.647
Title
Album Page with S. Gibbons Stationers in ye Temple; verso: Tomb of Bacchus
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/374356

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engravings on off-white antique laid paper, mounted to a secondary support
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
mount: 16.7 × 9.5 cm (6 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: top, brown ink: Dedit [?]/ Anon: Duearelle L:L = D. / S. Joe. Antiquar. Lord.
  • inscription: top, in plate: The Temple Church Porch
  • inscription: center, in plate: LEgibus Serviens, / Deo Servir.
  • inscription: center, in plate: TROES / FUIMUS
  • inscription: bottom, in plate: All sorts of Blanks, Paper & Parchment. / (best of Goods) ready Stampt, & all other Stationary / ware whatsoever, Sold at a reasonable rate / by S: Gibbons STaioners in y e Temple / LONDON, also Deeds and other Writings / fairly Engroƒƒed or Copyed.
  • inscription: verso, on second print, in plate: Tombeau de Bacus.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Valerie Jackson-Harris, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.647
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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