MESS.RS HARDING HOWELL & C.O/ 89. PALL MALL.
Date1809
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white etching with aquatint and period hand color
DimensionsOH: 5 3/4" x OW: 8 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-452
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "For N.o 3, of ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY of ART &.c Pub March 1809, 101, Strand LONDON."Label TextHand-colored etching and aquatint; the interior of a large fabric store is shown; bolts of materials are seen on shelves, being shown to customers, and draped; the room to the front shows a large circular skylight; customers shopping can be seen to the rear in several rooms.ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
