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Artist/Maker	Girtin, John (engraver)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Trade card of the Hope Insurance Company, Ludgate Hill. In the centre of the card is an illustration of the figure of Hope who is resting her right hand on an anchor and extends the other above her. The card has been cut along the bottom edge.

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Categories	Trade Cards Prints Advertising Printed Pages & Sheets Ephemera
Object type	Trade card
Materials and techniques	Engraved and etched Etching Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	Trade card of the Hope Insurance Company, Ludgate Hill, engraving and etching by John Girtin, first quarter 19th century.
Physical description	Trade card of the Hope Insurance Company, Ludgate Hill. In the centre of the card is an illustration of the figure of Hope who is resting her right hand on an anchor and extends the other above her. The card has been cut along the bottom edge.
Dimensions	Height: 4.7cm Width: 7.6cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Hope Insurance Company, Ludgate Hill' (Lettered with name and address) 'Short Period. / Rates of Insurances from Fire / Anually Nine Mo. Six Mo. Three Mo.' (Lettered) 'Girtin sc. 8 Charles Stt. Midx. Hospl.' (Lettered beneath the illustration of Hope)
Credit line	Given by Mr Aubrey J. Toppin, CVO
Subjects depicted	Woman Hope
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.296-1967

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O693591/trade-card-girtin-john/

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