John Johnson Collection Exhibition 2001
A Chronological Sequence of Trade Cards

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Geo. Findlay. Wright & trunk maker. Glasgow (1760s?)

George Findlay’s trade card is an example of the vogue for asymmetric rococo or Chippendale frames, of the late 1740s to the 1760s. Incorporated around it are images of his furniture. Such images are of great value to furniture historians—as furniture makers rarely signed their work, accurate images such as these can help in identifying makers.

Harding Bookplates: Trade Cards

 

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