Briefpapier van drukkerij Myers and Company te Londen c. 1851 - 1857

This anonymous 19th-century letterhead, produced by the London firm Myers and Company, exemplifies commercial graphic design of the period. It showcases a woman, likely representing commerce, seated atop a globe and holding a banner inscribed with the word “Commerce”. This allegorical figure is surrounded by an elaborate floral frame. The letterhead advertises Myers and Company as “Ornamental Engravers & Printers, Patentees of the New & Splendid Colour Printing.”