Visual Materials

Nouvelle machine a coudre de la compagnie Singer

Description: Image of an advertisement for Singer brand sewing machines with four girls of varying ages working at their sewing; one girl threads a needle at left; two girls at center work at the sewing machine; and a young girl cuddles her baby doll at right; small white dog on carpet in foreground.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1898
Call number: priJLC_HHD_002502
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the household goods prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

[Proof sheet with four images of children]

Visual Materials

Image of a proof sheet for four prints featuring children and animals, including a girl with a dog, a girl with rabbits, a woman raising a baby in her arms, and a girl playing with her doll.

priJLC_PRG_002084

The Delineator : for April

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for The Delineator April 1902 issue featuring a young girl sitting on the floor sewing; a doll holding thread sits beside her.

priJLC_ART_004676

Image of a group of men, women, and children indoors trying on new shoes; shoe boxes visible on the table and along the floor; woman in long ruffled dress with bustle at left is assisted in putting on shoes while holding a baby; girl in center with knee-length ruffled dress shows off her new button boots; boy at right in blue suit puts yellow shoes on the dog; kitten visible in shoe on the table.

priJLC_FASH_001673

E. Butterick & Co's. quarterly report of New York fashions, for summer 1871. Principal office. 589 Broadway, New-York

Visual Materials

Image of an outdoor vignette featuring Butterick women's fashions, including a lake with swans, boating, horseback riding, a dog, and a baby carriage; fashion details for women and girls include tiered, bustled skirts with ruffles and fringe, wide sleeves, fitted bodices with basques, and apron detail; accessories include floral and ribbon hats and bonnets, lace, veil, boots, parasols, and gloves; reference key for figures numbered 1-22.

priJLC_FASH_001596

The Hop annual

Visual Materials

Image of a tri-fold leaflet advertising products manufactured by Hop Pill Manufacturing Company of New London, Connecticut; 8 panels advertise Little Hop Pills, Hop Ointment, and Hop Veterinary Ointment with testimonials, directions, and lists of ailments that can be treated with each; image of a little girl with a doll, rolled package of pills, and dog on recto; image of Hop Pill Manufacturing Company crest with lion, before-and-after images of a woman's complexion, and a horse on verso.

priJLC_MED_004711

Fairy tales

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Image of an advertisement for Fairy Tales by Mabel F. Blodgett featuring a girl sitting with her chin on her hands and an open book on her lap; a doll lays at her feet.

priJLC_ART_003281

Nouvelle machine a coudre de la compagnie Singer

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