J. H. Summers billhead
Description
Pictorial 19th century engraved billhead of J. H. Summers [James Hillat Summers]. To left of card, fireplace with crossed knife and fork above mantlepiece with companion set, urn, dish cover and coal scuttle in foreground. To right, inscribed frame propped against various items of furniture including chair, table, cabinet, desk, workboxes and steps. Carved curtain pole with elaborate swags behind furniture. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Transcription: BOT [BOUGHT] OF J. H. SUMMERS, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, Upholsterer, Auctioneer & Appraiser, PAPER HANGINGS, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS &c. Bps [Bishop's] Stortford. T. Smith scd Exeter Row, Birmingham.
J. H. Summers billhead - image 1
Pictorial 19th century engraved billhead of J. H. Summers [James Hillat Summers]. To left of card, fireplace with crossed knife and fork above mantlepiece with companion set, urn, dish cover and coal scuttle in foreground. To right, inscribed frame propped against various items of furniture including chair, table, cabinet, desk, workboxes and steps. Carved curtain pole with elaborate swags behind furniture. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Transcription: BOT [BOUGHT] OF J. H. SUMMERS, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, Upholsterer, Auctioneer & Appraiser, PAPER HANGINGS, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS &c. Bps [Bishop's] Stortford. T. Smith scd Exeter Row, Birmingham.
J. H. Summers billhead - image 2
Pictorial 19th century engraved billhead of J. H. Summers [James Hillat Summers]. To left of card, fireplace with crossed knife and fork above mantlepiece with companion set, urn, dish cover and coal scuttle in foreground. To right, inscribed frame propped against various items of furniture including chair, table, cabinet, desk, workboxes and steps. Carved curtain pole with elaborate swags behind furniture. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Transcription: BOT [BOUGHT] OF J. H. SUMMERS, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, Upholsterer, Auctioneer & Appraiser, PAPER HANGINGS, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS &c. Bps [Bishop's] Stortford. T. Smith scd Exeter Row, Birmingham.
Metadata
| Identifier | zcjzryx3 |
| IRN | 721523 |
| Class Mark | MS 2241/4/3/212 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/zcjzryx3 |
| Collection(s) | Art and Antique Market, John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History |
| Category | Archive |
| Technique | engraving |
| Medium | |
| Support | paper |
| Object | width 187mm height 72mm |
| Parent Record | Furniture Trade Cards, Billheads and Miscellaneous Ephemera |
| Creator(s) | James Hillat Summers, Thomas Smith |
| Date | c.1835 |
| Size and Medium | 1 billhead |