J. B. Peeters Chopin : Coiffeur : Breveté du Roi pour les Toupets Metallique & inplantés : Magasin de parfumerie, Brosserie, Ganterie, bourses, bretelles, Magasin de jouets d'enfants : Rue St. Jacques No.10 Bruges.
Published / Created:
Bruges : Édouard Daveluy, [1840s?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 17 x 22 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts TT957 .D38 1840 BoxYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
Archief, Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum van het Liberalisme (Ghent, Belgium). Inventaris van de collectie porseleinkaarten, 4314"The subtle iridescent colours of these 1840s Belgian trade cards, lithographed on porcelain-coated card, were created by metallic dust which was applied when the glue-based printing ink was still wet. When the hazardous nature of the practice (it is said that the dust contained mercury) was realised in the 1860s, production ceased ..."--A Nation of Shopkeepers. (The Bodleian Library : 2001).Trade card for J.B. Peeters Chopin, hairdresser in Brussels. The card includes illustration depicting inside of store with wigs, toupees, and hair styling aids displayed.
Subject Terms:
J.B. Peeters Chopin. | Hairdressing -- Belgium. | Belgium -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Stores & shops.
