Henry Brigham

• Price: $1,850.00
  

  SKU: 46200

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• PUBLISHER: George F. Nesbitt & Co., New York.

• MEDIUM: Letterpress and wood engraving.

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• EDITION SIZE: Card size 4 1/8 x 6 1/2" (105 x 166mm).

• DESCRIPTION: This clipper ship card advertises the Henry Brigham, featuring the name of the vessel in ornate letters across the top of the card. The text follows beneath in centered lines, with emphasis on the destination and the shipping line.These clipper ship cards were first used as a smaller alternative to broadsides, following in the tradition of trading cards, and became very popular and widespread in the 1860's. The imagery on the card typically supported the name of the ship, and thematically would largely fall into stock categories established such as nautical themes, women, knights/warriors, mythology and folklore, and patriotic themes, to name a few. The size, cargo capacity, destination, master's name, and not least of all, the word 'clipper' (complete with a bold, descriptive byline) would usually be incorporated into the design. Their primary aim was to inform prospective passengers and freight shippers of the ship's imminent departure.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Clipper ship card advertising the Henry Brigham.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 20th-21st Century Subjects