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Stationery

Object number2017.7.1 a-jj

Artist Ralph J. Menconi

Retailer Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

Manufacturer Charles H. Overly

Date1958

MediumPaper; Paperboard; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionBox of correspondence note cards and envelopes. Two different styles of note cards featuring the obverse and reverse of the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Medallion.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a-c): 8.75 × 5.813 × 1 in. (22.2 × 14.8 × 2.5 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (a): 8.75 × 5.813 × 0.938 in. (22.2 × 14.8 × 2.4 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 8.625 × 5.375 × 1 in. (21.9 × 13.7 × 2.5 cm)
Height x Width x Length (c): 0.875 × 5.25 × 8.25 in. (2.2 × 13.3 × 21 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d-k): 4.875 × 4 × 0.063 in. (12.4 × 10.2 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (l-s): 4.875 × 4 × 0.063 in. (12.4 × 10.2 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (t-jj): 4.125 × 5.125 × 0.125 in. (10.5 × 13 × 0.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front of lid has black text on left circle "THE POINT / and / FORT PITT 1758 / OHIO / RIVER / ALLEGHENY RIVER / MONONGAHELA / RIVER / PLAN / of / FORT PITT / and Parks adjacent / with three Rivers / RJM 1958 / THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH / GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE / COUNTY ALLEGHENY / COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA".

Front of lid has black text on right circle "PITTSBURGH / BICENTENNIAL / 1758 1958 / 1758".

Front of lid has black and blue text "18 / CORRESPONDENCE NOTES and ENVELOPES / The Pittsburgh Bicentennial".

(d-k)
Front of each card has printed text within the illustration including "PITTSBURGH / BICENTENNIAL / 1758 1958" and "1758" in the bottom right corner.

(l-s)
Front of each card has text within the illustration "THE POINT / and / FORT PITT 1758 / OHIO / RIVER / ALLEGHENY RIVER / MONONGAHELA / RIVER / PLAN / of / FORT PITT / and Parks adjacent / with three Rivers / RJM 1958 / THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH / GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE / COUNTY ALLEGHENY / COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA".
Marks(a)
Front of lid has black text on left circle below the plan of Fort Pitt "RJM 1958".

Front of lid has black text in the bottom right corner "PRODUCED BY CHARLES H. OVERLY".

(b)
Underside has rectangular white retailer price sticker with blue and purple text "JOSEPH HORNE CO. / 201-2 / 9A2 / $1.00".

(d-k)
Back of each card has black printed text at bottom "Obverse motif of the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Medallion, depicting the / modern city of Pittsburgh, the Golden Triangle and skyline. Through its / revitalization and renaissance, Pittsburgh in its Bicentennial is named / "The Gateway to the Future". The medallion is the sculptured work / of Ralph J. Menconi."

(l-s)
Front of each card has text within the illustration below the plan of Fort Pitt "RJM 1958".

Back of each card has black printed text at bottom "Reverse motif of the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Medallion, showing an / historical plan of Fort Pitt and the three rivers, a site which George / Washington selected in 1753. The three emblems are the official seals / of the city of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny and the Pittsburgh / Bicentennial. The medallion is the sculptured work of Ralph J. Menconi."
Historical NotesThese cards were produced to commemorate the Pittsburgh Bicentennial celebration in 1958.

Related person George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

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