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Title
Harmony Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Creator
Shearman, J. A., artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1866
1867
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an advertisement for the Harmony Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New York City; a boy stands at center with a lion, lamp, cat, and pair of doves in an oval floral frame; three women among palm trees, foliage, and flowers make a larger rectangular frame; American flag banners at top right and left; seascape of ships sailing near coastlines at bottom center.
Date supplied by cataloger based on company history; Harmony Fire and Marine Insurance Co. were located on Broadway from approximately 1866-1867. "Shearman."--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom right margin. "Cash Capital $300,000.00. Surplus Over Claims $300,000.00. Total Assets About Half a Million Dollars. Offices: 158 Broadway New York."--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 63.18 x 48.58 cm (24 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_FIN_002581
413455
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4977
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Insurance
Animals--Pictorial works
Children--Pictorial works
Coasts--Pictorial works
Flowers--Pictorial works
Lion--Pictorial works
Ships--Pictorial works
Women--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Finance
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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