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Lot 658
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"[Broadside] Kuh, Nathan & Fischer - Spring & Summer 1888", Shober & Carqueville

Subject: Prints - Fashion; Chicago

Period: 1888 (dated)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
26.2 x 37.3 inches
66.5 x 94.7 cm
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This impressive broadside advertises the men's suits of Chicago-based wholesale clothiers Kuh, Nathan & Fischer. The poster displays 18 different styles, ranging from the spring overcoat to the four button cutaway frock. Also pictured is the company's warehouse (located on the bustling southwest corner of Franklin and Jackson St.) and a view of the warehouse's production floor, with tables of men and women measuring and cutting fabric and sewing, all done by hand. A lovely rendering of the men's fashions of the Gilded Age. Lithography by Shober & Carqueville.

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Condition: B

The top half of the sheet is dampstained. There are light extraneous creases and edge tears entering the lithographed image at bottom left that have been closed on verso with archival materials.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/18/2025

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