Trade card for George A. Schastey

Printer John Harper Bonnell & Co.
Subject George A. Schastey American, born Germany

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This two-sided trade card captures the fashionable Aesthetic style of George A. Schastey’s firm and its newfound prosperity. The front of the card lists the services offered, and a flowering Japanesque dragon provides the backdrop for Schastey’s address; a related motif appears on the entrance hall cabinet from 4 West Fifty-Fourth Street. The reverse of the card depicts Schastey’s newly constructed manufactory, located at 228 West Fifty-Third Street.

Trade card for George A. Schastey, John Harper Bonnell & Co. (active 1876–84), Ink on paper, American

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Trade card for George A. Schastey, John Harper Bonnell & Co. (active 1876–84), Ink on paper, American
Trade card for George A. Schastey, John Harper Bonnell & Co. (active 1876–84), Ink on paper, American

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