Giovanni Battista Cipriani - Trade Card for W.E. Vaughan, Printseller & Restorer
Summary
Public domain reproduction of Italian art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Trade cards were one of the most prevalent forms of advertising in the U.S. from around 1875 to 1900. They had their origin in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color. The Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition sparked the beginning, as many were passed out at that event.
Tags
francesco bartolozzi
giovanni battista cipriani
engraving
ephemera
giovanni battista cipriani 1766 1839
francesco bartolozzi 1728 1815
trade card
gift of bella c landauer
high resolution
trade cards
tradecard
prints
italian
american trade cards
metropolitan museum of art
Date
1750 - 1785
in collections
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")