Trade card for George A. Schastey, 1876–79, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Ink on paper, 2 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (5.7 × 9.5 cm), Ephemera, This two-sided trade card captures the fashionable Aesthetic style of George A. Schastey’s firm and its newfound prosperity. The front of the card lists the services offered, and a flowering Japanesque dragon provides the backdrop for Schastey’s address; a related motif appears on the entrance hall cabinet from 4 West Fifty-Fourth Street
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Trade card, George, Schastey, 1876–79, New York, United States, American, Ink, paper, 2 1/4, 3 3/4, 5.7, 9.5 cm, Ephemera, two-sided, trade, card, captures, fashionable Aesthetic, style, firm, newfound prosperity, front, card lists, services offered, flowering Japanesque, dragon, provides, backdrop, address, related motif, entrance hall, cabinet, 4 West, Fifty-Fourth, Street
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