COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
08643
Record number:
08643
JCB call number:
bD764 B879s
Image title:
Sperma Coeti Candles Warrented Pure are made & Sold by Nicholas Brown ...
Creator 1:
Nat. Hurd
Creator 1 role:
Scp.
Place image published:
[Providence]
Image date:
[1764]
Image function:
broadside
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
14.3 cm.
Image dimension width:
17.5 cm.
Page dimension height:
15.9 cm.
Page dimension width:
20.1 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
Advertisement for spermaceti candles showing a scene of whale hunting and a whale. Decorative elements include harpoons, whale boat, and ship.
notes:
The Brown family of Providence, Rhode Island, first made its money in candle works. In the early 1750s, Obadiah Brown set up a spermaceti candle factory.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
North America
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject headings:
Whaling
Sperma Coeti Candles Warrented Pure are made & Sold by Nicholas Brown ...
