Late 19th Century Capewell Horse Nail Framed Advertising Print memento mori executed on mottled green slag

executed on mottled green slag glass with hand-painted white lettering and a central oval vignette depicting the White House

Drawers (x2): 5

JM - 110422 - 105267

The house motif

Artist: Unknown (signed lower right)

Late 19th Century Capewell Horse Nail Framed Advertising Print memento mori executed on mottled green slagc. 1880s 1890s; The Capewell Horse Nail Company Hartford, CT Color lithographed advertising print promoting Capewell Horse Nails, displayed in a period wood frame with gilt liner behind glass. The illustration depicts a blacksmith shoeing a horse while a well dressed gentleman observes, surrounded by decorative graphics incorporating horseshoe nails into the border. Promotional text emphasizes the product's reliability with claims including "They