Shop Sign, 1870-1920
THF175572 / Shop Sign, 1870-1920
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Artifact Overview
Figural signs representing the products or services a business offered often helped lure customers inside a shop. This eye-catching, turn-of-the-20th-century tin and wood sign is in the shape of a teapot. It may have hung outside a tea shop where passers-by could stop and have a cup of tea and purchase some tea leaves to take home.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Shop sign
Date Made
1870-1920
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.153.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Gilding (Technique)
Color
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 39 in
Width: 31 in
Length: 57 in
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