R. Bolland & Sons, restaurant, Chester
This is a Victorian trade catalogue or menu issued in 1895 by R. Bolland & Sons, a restaurant in Chester, printed in Chester and Manchester for patrons and customers. Its pictures are small red-brown woodcut-style illustrations of a timber-framed half-timbered house, a period costumed figure, a woven basket with a shop label, and an ornate sepia border with Chester landmarks, offering a designer examples of decorative framing, vintage typography and heraldic motifs.
