[An illustrated letterhead for the American Art-Union showing one woman holding a mallet, one woman holding a palette, and one woman holding a scroll]

About this Item

Record Details

Title: [An illustrated letterhead for the American Art-Union showing one woman holding a mallet, one woman holding a palette, and one woman holding a scroll]
Date: 1847 July 13
Notes: Nath[aniel] Jarvis Jr. ALS to F[rancis] W[illiam] Edmonds, July 13, 1847. New York, [New York], page 1. From a collection of papers documenting the art and business world of the early 19th century and the interrelationship between business and the arts. The correspondence reveals both the practical and aesthetic concerns of artists, and the interest of business men in art as a symbol of personal and national "culture."
Names and Subjects: American Art-Union--1840-1850.; Letterheads--American--1840-1850.; Letterheads--Design.; Letterheads--Pictorial works.; Mallets.; Palettes--1840-1850.; Robes--1840-1850.; Scrolls--1840-1850.; Women.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letterheads.; Letters (correspondence); Printed ephemera.
Collection Title: Francis W. Edmonds papers
Collection Creator: Edmonds, Francis William, 1806-1863.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 4724
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-04-10 15:36:49

Technical Details

Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5696 x 6236
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 4724
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4724/wcl004811

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission.

More Item Details: Finding Aid

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/wcl1ic:4724

Cite this Item

View the Help Guide for more information.

Full citation: "[An illustrated letterhead for the American Art-Union showing one woman holding a mallet, one woman holding a palette, and one woman holding a scroll]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4724/wcl004811. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 17, 2025.