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Image / S. H. & M. skirt binding counter : John Wanamaker Philadelphia

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Title
S. H. & M. skirt binding counter : John Wanamaker Philadelphia
Alternative Title
The largest and leading American lining house.
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of the skirt binding counter area at the John Wanamaker store; wooden stools at a wooden store counter with racks and spools of "bias velveteen" and "bias corded velvet" skirt bindings displayed in many colors; print verso contains a single-color advertisement for J.W. Goddard & Sons with elaborate floral border from the trade journal "Dry Goods Economist."
[date supplied by cataloger]
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 26.67 x 38.74 cm (10 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_FASH_001606
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1881
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Clothing and dress
Dry-goods
Notions (Merchandise)
Stores, Retail--Pictorial works
Stewart, Howe & May Company
John Wanamaker (Firm)
J.W. Goddard & Sons
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Fashion
Large Size
Clothiers, Tailors, and Dry Goods
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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