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Portfolio

Date1756-1786

Maker John Clements

OriginEngland, London

MediumStamped paper, paper, leather, fiber ties

DimensionsOverall: 13 × 14in. (33 × 35.6cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2019-86

DescriptionTrade label on inside left cover reads: "John Clements/ At the ORIGINAL SHOP,/ the Corner of / S.t Pauls Church Yard,/ next Cheapside/ London:/ Makes & Sells all Sorts of/ Trunks, Portmantaus, Fire Bucketts,/ & Cases for Plate. &c."
Label TextPortfolios such as this were used to protect and store documents, drawings, and prints. A trade card for trunkmaker John Clements is pasted to the inside cover. Clements was a trunk maker and purveyor of leather goods in London at St. Paul’s Churchyard 1751-1786.