Glassware
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Receipts collection
Collection
Identifier: Col-149
Scope and Contents
This artificial and still open collection contains receipts for household products and personal goods. Material culture including house furnishings, clothing, pottery, textiles, food, etc. are included. Of the 150 or so items in the collection, over 60% date from the 19th century; the remainder originated from the 18th century.
Dates:
1725 - 1897
Found in:
Winterthur Library
Trade cards and labels collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Col-9
Scope and Contents
This artificial and still open collection contains thousands of trade cards and labels that advertise a variety of products, including house furnishings, toys and games, jewelry, horse equipage, gas appliances, foodstuffs, hardware, sewing products, paints, medicines, personal goods, etc. Service oriented businesses, such as commission merchants and insurance companies, also advertised through the collection's cards and labels. There are also stock cards (that is, cards kept in stock by...
Dates:
between approximately 1734 and approximately 1932
Found in:
Winterthur Library