Trade Card for the Cunard Steamship Company, 1881
THF214393 / Trade Card for the Cunard Steamship Company, 1881
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Artifact Overview
The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd. began its first regularly scheduled transatlantic service in 1840. The 392-ton Servia, built in 1881, was the company's first steel ship and the first in the world to use electric lights. The Cunard line profited through transatlantic trade, mail-carrying, transporting emigrants, and the pampering of first-class passengers who were taking extended pleasure trips.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1881
Subject Date
1840-1881
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Product manufactured by Cunard Steampship Company, Liverpool, England. Sold by A.F. Westberg, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.541.298
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
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