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| LWS 1158 Broadside |
The Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection includes some interesting broadsides and advertisers from historic Morristown.
The Palladium of Liberty was a short-lived Morristown, NJ newspaper (1808-1827) and the broadside (a large format, public poster) featured here seems to be an advertisement for the newspaper’s printing services.
1. The spelling of Morristown as Morris-Town
2. The various fonts, typeface, and decorative elements used to demonstrate their offerings
3. The types of ready-made blank forms they were selling
4. The condition of the artifact and the type of paper and materials evident
When archivists are trying to determine the provenance and use of a surviving piece of print that was meant to be ephemeral (used and consumed and not intended to last long), we look for evidence of wear and use. Though this artifact has visible folds and some tears around the edges, it doesn’t have any nail holes, which is common for objects like this. Our guess is that this particular copy was never posted, hence its good condition.
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