Trade Card for Jones & Company, Engravers and Printers
18th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (7.5 × 11.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Accession Number
26.28.369
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling world of 18th-century British commerce with this charming *Trade Card for Jones & Company, Engravers and Printers*. Created anonymously in Britain during that era, these small printed cards served as portable advertisements, much like modern business cards. Entrepreneurs like Jones & Company distributed them to potential clients, showcasing their expertise in engraving and printing—essential services for books, maps, and illustrations amid the Enlightenment's print revolution. Crafted as an engraving on a modest sheet measuring just 2 15/16 × 4 9/16 inches, the card exe...