About This Item


  • Call NumberFULT_0226
  • SummaryAdvertising card for A.J. Nutting & Co. shaped and on front decorated like an artist's palette with multiple paint dabs and cut out finger hole. Front of card: color illustration of girl in ballerina costume taking a bow in front of stage lights with flowers at her feet. Back of card: black text in multiple fonts with descriptive elements between lines: We are Brooklyn's recognized leaders in mens, youths, and boys clothing and offer unusual advantages in our balcony custom dept. Small text beneath: Ballin & Liebler, lith. [lithographers], New York. Business address: S.E. corner Fulton and Smith Streets [386 Fulton Street], Brooklyn, NY. Similar design as FULT_0211.
  • Date[date of publication not identified]
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 4.1 x 2.9 in.
  • CreatorA.J. Nutting & Co.
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographsdie cuttingtrade cards
  • PublisherBallin & Liebler, Lith. New York
  • SubjectClothing stores ; Girls ; Painting ; Art ; Dancers ; Clothing and dress
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • TitleA.J. Nutting & co.
  • Biographical NoteThe Fulton Street Trade Card Collection consists of 245 late 19th and early 20th century illustrated trade cards, all emanating from businesses in Brooklyn's historic commercial thoroughfare. The cards combine humor, bright and elegant graphic design and typography to promote a wide variety of wares and services.