Trade card for Henry Rielly, lithographer, illuminator, draughtsman, engraver, and ornamental printer 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century This object is housed in an album of British trade cards from the collections of Bella C. Landauer, Ambrose Heal, and others. The term “trade card” is of nineteenth-century origin and refers to a card that advertises the services of an individual or business. Eighteenth-century trade cards were often printed on thin sheets of paper and referred to as “tradesmen’s cards,” “tradesmen’s bills,” or “shopkeeper’s bills.” During the Victorian era, trade

Trade card for Henry Rielly, lithographer, illuminator, draughtsman, engraver, and ornamental printer 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century This object is housed in an album of British trade cards from the collections of Bella C. Landauer, Ambrose Heal, and others. The term “trade card” is of nineteenth-century origin and refers to a card that advertises the services of an individual or business. Eighteenth-century trade cards were often printed on thin sheets of paper and referred to as “tradesmen’s cards,” “tradesmen’s bills,” or “shopkeeper’s bills.” During the Victorian era, trade cards were often reinforced on pasteboard and closely resemble business cards Trade card for Henry Rielly, lithographer, illuminator, draughtsman, engraver, and ornamental printer. Anonymous, British, 19th century. 19th century. Commercial Lithograph

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