Meigs & Co. Clothiers Trade Card

trade card

EPHEMERA
Meigs & Company
USA, CT, New Haven
circa 1885
paper
overall: 5 x 5 1/4 in.

Meigs & Co. Clothiers trade card featuring illustration of two children, one boy and one girl, sailboats visible in the background. The children are depicted wearing a boy's sailor outfit and a girl's yellow dress with lace, gloves, and a white bonnet. 'MEIGS & CO., CLOTHIERS. New Haven' printed below illustration; 'MEIGS & CO.' has been scratched out. Illustration surrounded by 1/2 in. border on all sides; geometric design printed in green. Nothing on reverse. Overall: 5 x 5 1/4 in.


2010.26.3

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