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Fall and winter 1895-6 price list for daily reference.

Jordan, Marsh and Company · 1895 · Jordan, Marsh, Boston · 448 pictures

A seasonal mail-order price list issued by the Boston department store Jordan, Marsh and Company for fall and winter 1895-6, sent to household customers ordering clothing and furnishings by post. The 449 small wood-engraved cuts show garments drawn flat and frontal, dense with ruled pleat lines, cross-hatched shading, lace edgings and embroidered hems, useful as period pattern motifs, stipple and line-shading textures, or silhouettes for catalogue-style layouts.

Mail-order business · Clothing and dress · House furnishings

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