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Sparrow

Collection:  SCM - Art
Object Name:  trade card
Maker:  Unattributed
Place Made:  London, England, United Kingdom
Date Made:  1780-1789
Measurements:  overall: 75 x 50 mm

Description:  Trade card: Sparrow. - Bishopsgate, London, nd. [c1785-]. Engraving, on card; 7.5x5cm. Featuring balloon named SPARROW; inscription around top of balloon: Wholesale Ironmonger, Nail Manufacturer, Brassfounder, General Merchant & Exporter to all parts of the World. Aviators in gondola below balloon wave flags initialled respectively S and G

Object Number:  1946-99

Credit Line:  Penn-Gaskell Collection

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Sparrow, Isaac Earlysman
active 1820s, ironmonger; nail manufacturer; brassfounder, London, England
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