Image of a decorative advertisement for gun maker John Krider's Sportmens Depot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The decorative title is located in the center of the print, and below it is an image of two men with hunting gear and hunting dogs, shown sitting with dead game. To the right of the men and dogs, is another man shown seated and fishing by a body of water. The central image is enclosed by six small vignettes around the borders, and a horizontal vignette towards the top of the title. Images include scenes of dogs hunting game, men fishing, men shooting at game and deer, and geese flying. Probable date range based on other copies of this print housed at libraries and archives (Stanford, American Antiquarian Society, Lewis & Clark College, and more). "Sportsmens depot established in 1826. John Krider, gun maker, dealer in fishing tackle and all kinds of sporting apparatus, N.E. corner 2nd & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa." --text, center of print. Note: a colored version of this print is also available in this collection with call number priJLC_SPO_004995.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 35.72 x 30.32 cm (14 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Sporting goods Firearms Advertising--Firearms industry and trade Advertising--Sporting goods Fishing & hunting gear Game and game-birds--Pictorial works Advertisements. (gmgpc) Intaglio prints--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Intaglio prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sports & Leisure Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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