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Reclamefoto voor plafonds

anonymous, c. 1890 - c. 1900

Reclamefoto voor plafonds van A. Northrop & Co.

  • Artwork typecabinet photograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2026-42-3
  • Dimensionsheight 90 mm x width 132 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Reclamefoto voor plafonds

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2026-42-3

  • Description

    Reclamefoto voor plafonds van A. Northrop & Co.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘PARLOR OF T.M. MILLER. / E.E. PITTSBURGH, PA’
    • inscription: ‘A NEW THING IN CEILINGS / Northrop’s Pat. Panelled Metal Ceilings. / This is the latter part of the nineteenth century. / Is it not time the American people gave up the use of Plaster for their ceilings overhead, (this relics of mud huts and barbarism) cracking, crumbling, falling plaster, always out of repair; and adopt a more practical material? Something lighter in weight yet, stronger in texture / Is it not time we thought of something better than warping, shrinking, burning wood, and considered the use of some material that will not warp, will not shrink, will not burn and will not harbor insects or vermin, / THEN STOP AND LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH […] A. NORTHROP & CO., Sole Mfrs., Pittsburgh, Pa.’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: anonymous, Pittsburgh

  • Dating

    c. 1890 - c. 1900

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    albuminedruk

  • Dimensions

    height 90 mm x width 132 mm

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