Bull's Head Sign in Historic Richmond Town, April 2016

Object Name: Sign, Trade

Date: ca. 1880-1900

Description: Carved wooden bull's or steer's head used as a trade sign for a butcher's shop. The carving is hollow; it is painted brown with yellow and black markings. The horns are made from real horns. The head is attached to a wooden backboard with a scrolled design. Sign measures 33 inches high x 31 inches wide x 22 inches deep.

Acquisition: From the Iamonte Family
Ownership and History: This sign was used at the butcher shop of August Anselm on Broad Street in Stapleton, Staten Island, New York.

Earliest Date 1880
Latest Date 1900

Material Wood/Horn

Subjects Cattle
Beef cattle

Lexicon Sub-category: Advertising Medium

Associated People: Anselm, August

Catalog Number 61.011.0001

Support Acknowledgment: Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, September 2013.

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