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Artist
RetailerAmerican, c. 1853–c. 1890
CultureAmerican
Titles
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Datec. 1853–1879
PlaceAustin, Texas, United States
MediumChromolithography and letterpress on paperboard
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (21 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2018.52
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionMerchants of all kinds used lithographed trade cards like this to advertise their businesses during the late 1800s. Here, a small child listens to the ticking of a watch on the trade card of Adolph Bahn, an Austin, Texas, jeweler and silversmith who sold watches. Many trade cards, by contrast, bore images with no direct relationship to the business they advertised.
ProvenanceWilliam J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Made in Texas: Art, Life and Culture: 1845–1900," Beeville Art Museum, Texas, September 20, 2014–January 10, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, center bottom edge: A. BAHN, / JEWELER, / AUSTIN, TEXAS. / Fine Watches, Diamonds and Silverware.

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