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Lea & Grosvenor billhead

  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Lea & Grosvenor billhead
  • Description:

    Pictorial 19th century engraved billhead of Lea & Grosvenor backed on mount. Fireplace with glass, vase and bowl on mantlepiece depicted to left of card, surrounded by various metalware items including companion set, kettle, bell, saw and pan. Vignette of farm labourers unwinding rope at top of card. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes.

    Transcription: BOT. [BOUGHT] OF LEA & GROSVENOR, General Furnishing Ironmongers, Braziers, Copper & Tin Plate Workers, Bell Hangers &c. ROPE, TWINE & NAIL MANUFACTURERS. DEALERS IN Glass, English & Foreign Bar Iron, Oils, Paints Colours &c. Market Place, Hanley. Smith & Greaves fc [sc] Birmingham.

  • Date range: c.1830
  • Date: 1830
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2021 17:14
  • Last Modified: 09 Jun 2021 17:14