MEDIUM: Stone engraving,
DATE: c.1885.
EDITION SIZE: Card size 5 1/2 x 3 1/2" (13.9 x 8.8 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A trade card for Nichols' Bark & Iron, using the imagery of the Statue of Liberty. Printed in the lower margin is "The Bartholdi Statue. Bedloe's Island. New York Harbor. A gift from the French people to America. The statue is of copper bronze, 148 ft. in height, mounted on a stone pedestal 150 ft. high. The torch displays a powerful electric light." <br><br> On the back is an advertisement for medicinal products by Nichols' Bark & Iron, "an invaluable and never-failing remedy." <br><br> In the background is the island of Manhattan with the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, minor dings around the edges and a small spot of skinning on the advertisement on the back.
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