Prospectus of the Canfield competitive art-needle-work exhibit. 2d annual display. 1887
This 1887 prospectus from the Canfield Rubber Company of New York, printed by A. E. Chasmar & Company, advertised the firm's competitive art needlework exhibit to needleworkers and the trade. The four pictures show fashion and dress accessories: a ribbed elastic belt with a decorative buckle, a pair of adjustable suspenders with metal clips, a coiled wire or spring-style collar with clasps, and a woman's back view of a fitted bodice with lacing and puffed sleeves. Designers could draw on the crisp line hatching and the Victorian silhouettes for period dress and accessory motifs.
