Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Banke, A. de
Title:
A. de Banke, milliner and dress maker : 59, South Street, Exeter, opposite Palace Gate / Smith sc., Exeter.
Published / Created:
Exeter : A. de Banke., between and 1840 and 1850?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 49 x 87 mm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
TT653 .B36 1840 Box
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The engraver is probably Richard Smith (b. 1785), active in Exeter from 1822 to 1849. See: British Book Trade Index.

Textured card, with white high-gloss surface carrying a low-relief pattern--a style popular in the 1840s and 1850s (see: Rickards, M. The encyclopedia of ephemera).
Subject Terms:
Banke, A. de. | Millinery -- Great Britain. | Hats -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Hat trade -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Dresses -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Dressmaking -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Clothing trade -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Advertisements. | Trade cards (advertising) | Engravings. | Ephemera.
Contributors:
Smith, Richard, 1785– engraver.