Trade card for Wetherell & Pierce, Providence, RI

trade card

Trade card; printed at bottom "WETHERELL & PIERCE,/ BOSTON SHOE STORE,/ 125 Westminster Street,/ PROVIDENCE, R. I."; blue and gold lithograph on white ground of man and worman in rowboat, man paddling with one paddle. F. Calabretta notes: A man and woman enjoy an outing in a rowboat. This sentimental theme is very popular in trade card art. It reflects the increased importance of the oceans and inland waterways as place of relaxation and recreation, as well as place of work.