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Artist Unknown American

Retailer A. BahnAmerican, c. 1853–c. 1890

CultureAmerican

Titles

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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Bayou Bend

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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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