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Subject: Embroidery


Business Card: Goldenberg & Weinberg, Embroideries, Baltimore, Maryland Business Card: Goldenberg & Weinberg, Embroideries, Baltimore, Maryland

This is a business card for Goldenberg & Weinberg, successors to L. Goldenberg & Co. The front of the card advertises them as "Jobbers and Retail Dealers in Embroideries." The address, 67 W. Baltimore St., four doors above Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland, is clearly printed. The card's design is simple and understated, typical of early coated business cards from around 1870. The back of the card is blank. A second image in this record shows a similar card with minor differences in print, which could be a slightly different version or a variation of the printing process, but the information provided is essentially the same.

Embroidered Tefillin Bag, 1894 Embroidered Tefillin Bag, 1894

Hand-embroidered tefillin bag featuring birds and flowers. Includes a line of Hebrew text and the date 1894. Discovered in New York City; origin possibly European or American. Measures approximately 10" x 8.5".

Letter and Envelope from Jules Levy & Bros. to S. Marks & Co., July 23, 1887 Letter and Envelope from Jules Levy & Bros. to S. Marks & Co., July 23, 1887

This archival object consists of a letter and its accompanying envelope. The letter, dated July 23, 1887, was written by Jules Levy & Bros., importers of embroideries and laces located at 5 & 7 Sansome Street in San Francisco, California, to S. Marks & Co. in Roseburg, Oregon. The letter, written on Jules Levy & Bros.' letterhead, pertains to an order. The letterhead also lists the company's offices in New York City and Paris. The envelope further confirms the correspondence's sender and recipient, and its date.

Trade Card for Sellheim's, Embroideries and Silks Trade Card for Sellheim's, Embroideries and Silks

This trade card advertises Sellheim's, located at 1222 Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card advertises the sale of embroideries, silks, and art in needlework. The card also states that the business provides stamping and embroidering services. The back of the card is blank.