Trade Card for Myers & Co., Designers, Engravers, Steel Plate, Lithographic & Letterpress Printers

Q: When was "Trade Card for Myers & Co., Designers, Engravers, Steel Plate, Lithographic & Letterpress Printers" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

Q: Is "Trade Card for Myers & Co., Designers, Engravers, Steel Plate, Lithographic & Letterpress Printers" in the public domain?

Yes, Trade Card for Myers & Co., Designers, Engravers, Steel Plate, Lithographic & Letterpress Printers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Anonymous, British, 19th century

19th century

Medium

Commercial Lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in. (15.5 × 11.2 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

26.28.297

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of19th-century British commerce with this charming trade card for Myers & Co., a prominent firm of designers, engravers, plate, lithographic, letterpress printers. Produced in Britain during the era, this small commercial lithograph (measuring just 6 1/8 × 4 7/16 inches) served as a promotional giveaway, much like a modern business card but far more visually engaging. Trade cards like this one exploded in popularity amid the Industrial Revolution, helping businesses advertise their services to a growing middle class. Lithography, the card's medium, was a revolution...

Trade Card for Myers & Co., Designers, Engravers, Steel Plate, Lithographic & Letterpress Printers

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